[Linganth] New database: TraCC - Translating Climate Change

[Thomas Friedrich]

Dear Linganth list members,

I am writing to you as member of the research team of the Department of 
Social and Cultural Anthropology in Hamburg to present you TraCC, a 
just-released database to explore the meaning of climate change in 
various languages.

*What is TraCC?*

Social scientists have reported what climate change means to local 
communities around the globe and how the scientific term has been 
translated. While in many languages the local term refers to unusual 
weather patterns, in others it means "the fact, that winds and the rain 
are changing" (Khoekhoegowab) or "the change of the character of the 
country" (Swahili).

The first aim of TraCC is to document the various meanings of climate 
change by following its translations into the world’s languages and 
cultures. Its second aim is to study possible variations and to explore 
how they link to climate change mitigation and adaptation. For so doing, 
TraCC brings together the expertise of lay people and scientists to 
develop a decentralized and interactive ethnographic account.

In order to become a member of TraCC, enter and explain the translation 
of climate change in “your” language. As the database develops, TraCC 
becomes a public showcase for an innovative and interactive way to 
collect knowledge about one of the world’s most salient global 
challenges – climate change.

*Help us and join the community!*

As linguistic anthropologists, we would like to invite you to become a 
member of TraCC. With your contribution, TraCC will develop into an 
interactive online community that brings together experts from the 
fields of culture, language, and climate change.

As a member of TraCC, you will become a visible expert for a specific 
culture and/or language including the opportunity to link additional 
information about you (and your interests in climate change). 
Furthermore, you get access to the data collected and have the right to 
use it for academic and non-profit purposes.

We hope to have convinced you to have a look at TraCC and eventually 
register for an account to contribute:

http://www.tracc.cc/

If you have any questions, troubles, or suggestions to improve TraCC, 
please do not hesitate to contact me (thomas.friedrich at uni-hamburg.de) 
or Michael Schnegg (michael.schnegg at uni-hamburg.de).

Yours sincerely,
Thomas Friedrich & Michael Schnegg

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