They can take advantage of environmental characteristics, like cool climate, to design more-passive systems.

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"I didn't personally design climate change and I probably can't solve it in an hour, " he jokes.

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Participants shared their knowledge and experience to highlight the contribution community-level observations and traditional knowledge can make in the design of tools to adapt to climate change at both national and global levels.

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Today, the relevance of design is expanding far beyond visual aesthetics -- to everything from tackling global issues such as climate change, to making sense of the overwhelming amount of data that surrounds us.

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In the Philippines, jeepneys vie for attention for the loudest design, while Hong Kong taxis often include stick-on solar fans--the ultimate in kitsch climate control.

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