The Billion Dollar Problem
CLIMATE PROJECT / LESSON 2.3CLOSERTHE BILLION DOLLAR PROBLEMUnless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “The Billion Dollar Problem”, OER Project, www.oerproject.com/PurposeReflect on what you’ve learned about the impacts of climate change by making decisions about how to distribute resources.Process1.Imagine you're managing a $1 billion budget to tackle the effects of climate change. In the table below, decide how much money to allocate to each solution. As you make your decisions, consider:•How big an impact will the solution have?•How many people will benefit from it? •How quickly can it be put into action to start making a difference?If there’s another solution you would want to fund to combat climate change, add it to the blank space.Total budget: $1 billionSolutionAllocated amount:Combating malariaImproving crop drought tolerancePlanting treesStrengthening seawalls and coastal barriersProviding free air conditioners2.Explain your approach for distributing the money. How did you decide what was the most important strategy? The least important?