Rob de Laet
2 min readSep 11, 2020

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Maybe it would help if you include the psychological, socio-economic and political impacts of the extreme weather effects into your analyses. Maybe you need to ask yourself what are the consequences on the globally connected economy from climate disruptions. What happens if foodprices rise like anything or urban populations are getting restless due to the direct and indirect stresses of the impacts. Small, resilient and close-knit communities may beat geographic circumstances. How self-reliant should you become with regards to food, water, energy, clothing, shelter, communication, healthcare, safety, for instance. How much do you need to learn? You are young which gives you the capacity to change. Our modern society is so dependent on the input of (fossil fuel) energy and being wired through the internet that sudden disruptions could be fierce and prolongued, once kicking in. I can tell you from my experience (64, created a partially autonomous life on a 500 acre forest and reforested plot on 2000 ft altitude in the coastal mountains of Brazil. Climate wise we are doing ok, although record rains have rotted crops and young trees this year. Water, food, energy, possibility of transport by horse and satellite internet, as well as a sturdy buildling constructed to withstand downpours, landslides, fire and heatwaves, make the place reasonably resilient. But that is only a basis. Strong relationships are probably the most important thing next. While I think my effort is quite impressive, in the end, I have already decided it is not worth it at my age to forgo many attributes of the globalized economy. But the young ones have a much better adaptability. Good luck with your analysis, but do not underestimate the critically ill state large parts of your society are in, that will affect your situation much more than the direct effects of climate change.

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Rob de Laet
Rob de Laet

Written by Rob de Laet

Will we make the transition towards a sustainable human culture and society or will we choose chaos? It is up to us to make the Great Turning. Let’s Go!

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