Preventing dangerous climate change the need for a global agreement december 2009. Iraq was part of the famed fertile crescent, the breadbasket of the ancient world, but. Key documents climate change libraries at boston college. What is determined to be a dangerous degree of climate change can. Drought is a temporary dry period, in contrast to the permanent aridity in arid areas. Part 1 of this document examines how climate change is likely to affect the existing vulnerability of poor people to climate related impacts. Climate changes occur over longer periods and can be observed as changes in the patterns of weather events. The effect of climate change on water resources and. Southwest will see increased heat, changing rainfall patterns and less snowpack contributing to drought conditions. Climate change 7 climate change on a global scale, whether natural or due to human activity, can be initiated by processes that modify either the amount of energy absorbed from the sun, or the amount. Changing the climate is likely to increase the demand for water but make it less available. The ipcc is the mostwidely recognized international body involved in the climate change discussion. In 2007 the panel published a series of major assessment reports, culminating in the fourth, climate. It is an agreement between many organisations and companies in the.
Enormous progress has been made in increasing our understanding of climate change and its causes, and a. Drought and climate change center for climate and energy. Perspectives from india climate change prewords climate change perspectives from india climate change is no more an environmental concern. Climate change and development interact in a circular fashion. Abstract several recently published studies have produced apparently conflicting results of how drought is changing under climate change. Droughts occur naturally, but climate change has generally accelerated the hydrological processes to make them set in quicker and become more intense, with many consequences, not the least of which is increased wildfire risk. Endorsed at our annual meetings in october 2008, it is the first institutionwide strategic document.
Addressing climate change has been identified as an organisational priority for oxfam international and oxfam australia. Climate change increases the odds of worsening drought in many parts of the united states and the world in the decades ahead. The phrase climate change is growing in preferred use to global warming because it helps convey that there are changes in addition to rising temperatures. Poverty and climate change therefore, the task ahead is to increase the adaptive capacity of affected poor communities and countries.
Climate change debating americas policy options by david g. Wires climate change climate change and global justice the costs of adapting to it, would appear then to be a signi. The purpose of this paper is to provide some background on the science of climate change, its impacts, key ways to minimize the damage and the roles that the actuarial profession can play in dealing. While our work on climate change is already underway, particularly through our. Read pages 8 to 18 in association with section 1 of the unit to get an overview of projections of climate change impacts and of their interactions with. The leaked document appeared on the web site of the italian. For instance, as temperatures have warmed over the past century, the prevalence and duration of drought has increased in the american west. Climate is an informative introduction to the subject of climate change. But there are synergies between climate change action and development. As rising temperatures increase evaporation and water use by plants, soils are likely to become even drier. Mckibben, for instance, wrote, exxon knew all that there was to know about climate change decades ago, and instead of alerting the rest of us denied the science and obstructed the. It is important for clinicians to understand this relationship in order to discuss associated health risks with their patients and to.
The full report of the national climate assessment provides an indepth look at climate change impacts on the u. Global climate change affects a variety of factors associated with drought. Global warming and changes in drought nature climate change. Alternative development paths will certainly affect future climate change, and in turn, climate change will have an impact on prospects for. The climate agreement is part of the dutch climate policy.
Climate change refers to changes in these statistics over years, decades, or even centuries. Importance health is inextricably linked to climate change. For example, the new york metropolitan regions climate is temperate, with rain evenly distributed throughout the year, cold. Any effective international treaty for climate change. When it comes to climate change, read the documents. Drought and climate change union of concerned scientists. The sources of information about climate and the impacts of climate change in this publication are.
Key messages on human rights and climate change climate change impacts, directly and indirectly, an array of internationally guaranteed human rights. Chapter 1 in the ipcc fourth assessment report ar4 le treut et al. Though climate change is normal in earths history, global warming has raised average temperatures to their. The fourth assessment report of the intergovernmental panel on climate change ipcc. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. It will have an impact on human health, livelihood assets, food production and distribution channels, as well as changing. The reason is thought to lie in the formulation of the palmer drought severity index pdsi and the data sets used to determine the evapotranspiration component. Climate change is expected to have a significant impact on the livelihoods of the rural poor in developing countries. A region at risk the human dimensions of climate change in asia and the paci. Climate change and sustainable development 3 each of which has a di. Average rainfall is likely to decrease during spring and summer. In this context, the strategic framework on development and climate change for the world bank group marks a milestone. Victor a council policy initiative sponsored by the council on foreign relations.
This document is an output from the oecd development and climate change project, an activity being jointly overseen by the working party on global and structural policies wpgsp of the environment. The nature of hydrologic predictions is that there is an element of risk in determining the design of dams. The effect of climate change on water resources and programs introduction the goal of this module is to educate water program managers, as well as the general public, on the expected effects of climate. Page 3 the paris agreement on climate change nrdc adapt to the impacts of climate change. Climate change and social inequality 1 introduction inequality has been a persistent issue in the climate change discussion. Aggregating complex physical, biological, and social data and models. It details the multitude of ways climate change is already affecting and will increasingly. The climate change 101 series provides a reliable and understandable introduction to global climate change, giving policy makers the basic information they need as they face decisions about climate po. Department of agriculture research, education and economics office of the chief scientist july 24, 2012 there is considerable sciencebased evidence that the. Drought occurs over most parts of the world, even in wet and humid regions.
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