Reuters: I am quite excited about the BBC's new Climate Asia Data Portal for two reasons.
First, it focuses on common people's perceptions of climate change. These perceptions may differ from formal sources or databases. These may be shaped by an individual's beliefs, education or media exposure. But such perceptions indeed matter in communication.
Second, the Bangladesh Report available on this portal quoted my country as "the adaptation capital of the world' -- one of the first mentions in a formal...