2006Nov9: Wealthier countries efforts to help developing nations adapt to the impacts of climate change have been described as woeful in the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Human Development Report 2006. “There is a lot of evidence that the droughts in the Horn of Africa this year are connected to climate change. This is not an issue for 50 years down the road, it is an issue for today”, said Kevin Watkins, lead author of the report (BBC, 2006).
Reference: BBC. 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6505881.stm
Connection to the 2007 IPCC Report on Mitigation of Climate Change, “The potential beneficial effect of technology transfer to developing countries brought about by Annex I countries action may be substantial, but no reliable estimates are available” (IPCC, 2007). Climate Change 2007. Summary For Policymakers. Mitigation of Climate Change. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group III. Corresponding chapter title: 11.7. http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/publications_and_data_reports.htm#1
Image Description: An internally displaced persons camp in Darfur, Sudan. The image is credited to the US Agency for International Development. Image Location: Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Darfur_IDPs_1_camp.jpg Image Permission: This image is a work of a United States Agency for International Development employee, taken or made during the course of the person’s official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.
Related posts:
- If Temperatures Rise 2C, then Climate Change Adaptation Efforts Will Cost Developing Countries $75-100 Billion Per Year Starting in 2010 2009Sept30: If temperatures rise 2C, then climate change adaptation efforts will cost developing countries $75-100 billion per year starting in...
- Lloyds of London Publishes “Climate Change – Adapt or Bust” 2006 2006June5: Lloyd’s publishes “Climate Change – Adapt or Bust”, a report highlighting the latest science and implications for the insurance...
- IPCC Issues “Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability” of Climate Change Report 2007 2007Apr: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group II Report, “Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability” is issued. Excerpt from the...
- Climate Change is “unequivocal” and May Bring “abrupt and irreversible” Impacts 2007 2007Nov17: An IPCC report -one that synthesizes the three reports that were issued earlier this year- states that climate change...
- Developing Nations Have the Potential to Generate Large Amounts of Energy from Renewable Sources 2005 2005Apr14: A United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) reports that developing nations have the potential to generate large amounts of energy...
This post is tagged 2000s Climate Change Events, 21st Century and Climate Change, Advanced Economies and Climate Change Adaptations, Advanced Economies and Climate Change Responses, Africa and Climate Change, Climate Change Adaptations, Climate Change Effects, Climate Change Quotes, Climate Change Research, Developing Countries and Climate Change Effects, Negative Economic Impacts and Climate Change, United Nations and Climate Change
