V W Keener

Biographic Data

ID6855064
NAMEV W Keener
GIVEN NAMESV W
FAMILY NAMEKeener
SIGNATUREKEENER V W
AFFILIATIONSEast–West Center
ORCID0000-0003-1106-9057
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
H-INDEX0

  • Using Social Network Analysis to Assess Climate Change Professionals’ Communications in Iran

    Open AccessRuhollah Oji, Mehdi Hesam et al.ARTICLEWeather, Climate, and Society2022

    Increased cooperation of an interdisciplinary group of climate change professionals as a social network can play a crucial role in adaptation to climate change. To investigate this relationship at the country scale, this study uses a case study in Iran to 1) measure the cooperative relationship among climate change professionals using the network analysis approach and 2) analyze the potential of the network in promoting adaptation measures based …

  • Resilience through climate services

    Open AccessAnna M Stewart‐Ibarra, Anna M Stewart Ibarra et al.ARTICLEOne Earth2021

  • Using social network analysis to assess communications and develop networking tools among climate change professionals across the Pacific Islands region

    Open AccessLaura Kate Corlew, V W Keener et al.ARTICLEPsychosocial Intervention2015

    The climate science community of professionals in Hawai'i and the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands is a vast interdisciplinary and international group, with the potential for spatial and sectoral barriers to communication and collaboration. This study sought to (1) assess the structural nature and expanse of climate-based communication between professionals across sectors in the Pacific Islands region; (2) identify key regional hubs and isolated g…

  • Understanding the climate-sensitive decisions and information needs of island communities

    Melissa L Finucane, V W KeenerARTICLEJournal of the Indian Ocean Region2015References: 1

    Climate variability and change present significant challenges for island communities in the Pacific and Indian Ocean regions. Understanding how climate science can be useful for island communities requires knowledge of decision-makers, their climate-sensitive decisions, and the context in which the decisions are being made. In this paper we report on an interdisciplinary research and outreach effort called the Pacific Islands Regional Climate Ass…

  • Understanding the Climate-Sensitive Decisions and Information Needs of Freshwater Resource Managers in Hawaii

    Melissa L Finucane, Rachel Miller et al.ARTICLEWeather, Climate, and Society2013

    Understanding how climate science can be useful in decisions about the management of freshwater resources requires knowledge of decision makers, their climate-sensitive decisions, and the context in which the decisions are being made. A mixed-methods study found that people managing freshwater resources in Hawaii are highly educated and experienced in diverse professions, they perceive climate change as posing a worrisome risk, and they would lik…

  • Climate change and Pacific islands

    V W Keener, John J Marra et al.BOOKClimate Change and Pacific…2012

    Developed to inform the 2013 National Climate Assessment, this report compiles the findings of more than 100 scientists and other experts on the state of knowledge about climate change and its impacts on the Hawaiian archipelago and the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands. Case studies and highlights also examine the adaptive capacity of island communities in the region and the issues of freshwater availability and quality; endangered species; regional…