scholarly journals Impact of Climate Change on Life

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hassan M. Heshmati
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Vulnerable Populations ◽  
Population Movement ◽  
Health It ◽  
Gas Emissions ◽  
Outgoing Radiation ◽  
Impact Of Climate Change ◽  
It Impacts ◽  
Global Mean

Climate is changing in an accelerating pace. Climate change occurs as a result of an imbalance between incoming and outgoing radiation in the atmosphere. The global mean temperatures may increase up to 5.4°C by 2100. Climate change is mainly caused by humans, especially through increased greenhouse gas emissions. Climate change is recognized as a serious threat to ecosystem, biodiversity, and health. It is associated with alterations in the physical environment of the planet Earth. Climate change affects life around the globe. It impacts plants and animals, with consequences for the survival of the species. In humans, climate change has multiple deleterious consequences. Climate change creates water and food insecurity, increased morbidity/mortality, and population movement. Vulnerable populations (e.g., children, elderly, indigenous, and poor) are disproportionately affected. Personalized adaptation to the consequences of climate change and preventive measures are key challenges for the society. Policymakers must implement the appropriate strategies, especially in the vulnerable populations.

scholarly journals Education May Increase Emissions but Mitigate Human Cost of Climate Change

Eos ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon Kelvey
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Economic Growth ◽  
Vulnerable Populations ◽  
Carbon Emissions ◽  
Developing World ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Modest Increase ◽  
Impact Of Climate Change ◽  
Human Cost

Increasing education in the developing world could lead to a modest increase in carbon emissions due to economic growth, but education could also reduce the negative impact of climate change on vulnerable populations.

scholarly journals Peran Cadangan Beras Darurat di Kawasan Asia Tenggara

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
NFN Hermanto
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Formation Process ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Impact Of Climate Change ◽  
Asean Member ◽  
Rice Price ◽  
Food Provision ◽  
The Government ◽  
Global Food

<p><strong>English</strong><br />Nowadays, negative impact of climate change on global food provision is apparent. As a disaster-prone region, ASEAN member countries in collaboration with Japan, Republic of Korea and the PRC have established a regional rice reserve named APTERR in 2012. Experts have split opinions regarding the benefit of regional rice reserve. Some experts argued that market is an efficient institution in distributing food, even in times of crisis. Meanwhile, other experts argue that relatively small and decentralized reserves are effective in coping with the problems of food insecurity in the region. Indonesia can view APTERR as an addition sources to the Government Rice Reserve in handling emergency needs, and in solving food insecurity issues. After a long formation process, APTERR has had appropriate mechanisms in operating a regional rice reserve. The challenge is to make APTERR becomes a more effective and efficient institution, and plays important role in maintaining stable rice price and supplies in the region.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Indonesian</strong><br />Akhir-akhir ini dampak negatif perubahan iklim global terhadap penyediaan pangan global sudah mulai dirasakan. Sebagai kawasan produsen, yang sekaligus merupakan kawasan konsumen beras, serta sebagai kawasan yang rawan bencana, negara anggota ASEAN bekerja sama dengan Jepang, Republik Korea dan RRT secara resmi membentuk cadangan beras regional untuk keperluan darurat (APTERR) pada tahun 2012. Pembentukan cadangan beras APTERR ini diwarnai oleh perbedaan pendapat para pakar tentang manfaat cadangan beras regional. Sebagian dari pakar berpendapat bahwa pasar merupakan lembaga yang efisien dalam mendistribusikan pangan. Pada saat krisis pun pelaku pasar dapat membayar asuransi untuk mengantisipasi terjadinya gejolak pasar. Sebagian pakar lain berpendapat bahwa cadangan beras regional dalam jumlah yang relatif kecil dan terdesentralisasi akan efektif untuk penanganan kerawanan pangan dalam suatu kawasan. Keberadaan APTERR bagi Indonesia dapat dipandang sebagai suatu tambahan sumber daya bagi Cadangan Beras Pemerintah. Indonesia dapat mengakses bantuan beras APTERR untuk penanganan pasca bencana, serta untuk penanganan masalah kemiskinan dan kerawanan pangan. Setelah melalui proses pembentukan yang panjang, APTERR pada saat ini telah mempunyai sistem pengelolaan dan mekanisme pemanfaatan cadangan beras regional yang sesuai untuk mengantisipasi dan menangani keperluan darurat di kawasan. Tantangannya adalah bagaimana agar proses pemberian bantuan beras dapat lebih efektif dan efisien, serta ke depan agar APTERR dapat berperan dalam menjaga stabilitas pasokan dan harga beras di kawasan. Untuk itu perlu penyempurnaan mekanisme pengelolaan cadangan, peningkatan ketersediaan dana dan stok, serta peningkatan kerja sama dengan pihak swasta dan lembaga internasional untuk efisiensi distribusi bantuan beras APTERR.</p>

The synergistic impact of climate change and COVID-19 on gut health in Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Vulnerable Populations ◽  
Extreme Weather ◽  
Gut Health ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Impact Of Climate Change ◽  
Weather And Climate ◽  
Climate Events ◽  
Number Of Individuals

Background: Agriculture represents the cornerstone of Africa’s economy and accounts for the majority of livelihoods across the continent. Therefore, African countries economy is highly exposed for climate change impacts. Countries with low-middle income are highly affected by extreme weather and climate events and are often overrepresented in the number of individuals displaced by these events. On the other hand, the poorest continent, Africa with the most vulnerable populations to infectious diseases, is predicted to be significantly affected by the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. Currently there are no studies in the literature addressing the synergistic impact of climate change and COVID-19 on gut health in Africa. The African Middle East Association of Gastroenterology (AMAGE) and the Clinical Research Committee of the World Gastroenterology Organization (WGO) had established a joint research group called Climate change in Africa Group (CCAG) to study this point. Aim of the Work: The aim of the current review is to study the synergetic impact of both climate change and COVID-19 pandemic on gut health in Africa. Conclusion: Climate change events lead to planned and unplanned migrations with emerging new zoonotic disease due to increased exposure of humans to animals. Drastic overwhelming global events carry the risk of water scarcity, food insecurity and population gathering in camps which may increase the prevalence of water-born , food-born and vector-borne diseases. The low-middle income countries are highly affected by extreme weather and climate events and are often over represented in the number of individuals displaced by these events. Africa with the most vulnerable populations to infectious diseases is predicted to be significantly affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals ATTRICI 1.0 – counterfactual climate for impact attribution

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthias Mengel ◽  
Simon Treu ◽  
Stefan Lange ◽  
Katja Frieler
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Climate Data ◽  
Gas Emissions ◽  
Global Mean Temperature ◽  
Mean Temperature ◽  
Impact Events ◽  
Global Mean

Abstract. Climate has changed over the past century due to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. In parallel, societies and their environment have evolved rapidly. To identify the impacts of historical climate change on human or natural systems, it is therefore necessary to separate the effect of different drivers. By definition this is done by comparing the observed situation to a counterfactual one in which climate change is absent and other drivers change according to observations. As such a counterfactual baseline cannot be observed it has to be estimated by process-based or empirical models. We here present ATTRICI (ATTRIbuting Climate Impacts), an approach to remove the signal of global warming from observational climate data to generate forcing data for the simulation of a counterfactual baseline of impact indicators. Our method identifies the interannual and annual cycle shifts that are correlated to global mean temperature change. We use quantile mapping to a baseline distribution that removes the global mean temperature related shifts to find counterfactual values for the observed daily climate data. Applied to each variable of two climate datasets, we produce two counterfactual datasets that are made available through the Inter-Sectoral Impact Model Intercomparison Project (ISIMIP) along with the original datasets. Our method preserves the internal variability of the observed data in the sense that observed (factual) and counterfactual data for a given day remain in the same quantile in their respective statistical distribution. That makes it possible to compare observed impact events and counterfactual impact events. Our approach adjusts for the long-term trends associated with global warming but does not address the attribution of climate change to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions.

scholarly journals ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY AT HOUSEHOLD LEVEL IN GARBA TULLA SUBCOUNTY

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Armara Macimiliam Galwab ◽  
Prof. Ininda Joseph M.
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Impact Of Climate Change ◽  
Food And Nutrition Security ◽  
Nutrition Security ◽  
Food And Nutrition ◽  
The Impact

Purpose: To assess the Impact of climate change on food and nutrition security at household level in Garbatulla sub-county. Methodology:The study was designed as a cross sectional survey. Findings: The analysis of rainfall and temperatures over the region of study indicates that there has been decreasing trend of yearly rainfall and increasing temperatures. Result also revealed that the area is highly dependent on food aid which is an indication of food insecurity in Garbatulla. The analysis of nutritional status in the region remains between poor and serious, requiring adequate attention which is an indication of deterioration in nutrition. The study also found out that the respondents were using arrange of coping mechanism which are at border on survival rather than adequacy. Further, the study findings indicated a number of barriers hindering the community from consuming more nutritious foods such as fish, eggs and tubers. Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The widespread occurrence of food insecurity, the severity of the consequences and insufficient progress in reducing the numbers of the food insecure all point to the need for further urgent action. The findings of this study will come in handy by showing the extent to which climate change affects food security and nutrition. Hence, decision-makers at all levels, such as the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock and NGOs, will use the study findings design effective policies and programs. The findings will also contribute to the body of knowledge in the academia and may provide insights on food security gaps for further academic research  

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