Damascus-SANA
A last chance to reach global commitments by which the major industrialized countries commit to achieving a zero carbon emissions level by mid-century and to spare the world from catastrophes that threaten humanity is represented by the United Nations Conference on Climate Change, which kicks off next Sunday in the Scottish city of Glasgow.
The 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which lasts about two weeks, constitutes, according to observers, an important station to discuss global warming and its repercussions and review the extent of progress or failure to achieve the required goals since the signing of the Paris Climate Agreement in 2015, in which the international community pledged to maintain a degree of The Earth's temperature is at two degrees Celsius compared to the pre-industrial era.
The problem of climate change, which threatens 132 million people in extreme poverty by 2030, worries the developed and developing countries and its repercussions raise the alarm and warn the international community that a new specter is hanging over the world and threatens the annihilation of millions of people, especially since there is no region immune to climate disasters, which requires a The meeting in Glasgow reached specific rules that enhance the ability to work on climate security in light of massive population shifts, natural disasters, the spread of epidemics and infectious diseases, drought or rising sea and ocean levels, global warming and melting ice, which will push the world towards more conflicts and instability.
The major industrial countries responsible for more than two-thirds of greenhouse gas emissions, and six years after the conclusion of the Paris Agreement, have not committed to the outputs of the agreement in terms of reducing emissions and have not set a clear time frame for achieving what was agreed upon. To find out what are the actions of each country, and instead of limiting the temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius, recent United Nations reports indicate that the Earth's temperature may rise to 2.7 degrees Celsius during this century.
Last August, the United Nations Climate Change Panel issued a report warning that global warming could make parts of the world uninhabitable, especially in developing countries, which issued warning calls for the richest countries to fulfill their pledges 12 years ago at the Glasgow Conference by providing 100 One billion dollars annually to help it decarbonise and adapt to climate change, as it provided only a part of the amount in the form of loans that need to be repaid, not in the form of grants and gifts, and this represents a burden on the poorest countries, most of which suffer mainly from debt.
On the nineteenth of this month, the authority warned that glaciers in East Africa will disappear within two decades due to the sharp rise in temperatures, which will cause catastrophic damage to 118 million people who will face drought and floods, as the latest report on the state of the climate in Africa issued by the World Meteorological Organization paints a picture A bleak for the continent's ability to adapt to increasingly frequent climate disasters while a scientific study by the US non-governmental organization Climate Central shows that parts of the world could be submerged by 2100 due to rising sea levels in Asia and that entire cities could disappear under water in Europe like Venice London, Lisbon, Bordeaux and Amsterdam, and 640 million people are at risk of losing their homes if governments fail to make drastic changes to global carbon dioxide emissions.
Combating the side effects of global warming is an urgent goal for countries in the world, as reports of global central banks indicate that global warming will reduce 13 percent of global output, while economic analysts believe that climate change will exacerbate inflation and thus increase prices on a large scale and affect the lives of millions around the world through reduced productivity. Agricultural crops, the threat to food security and the increase in epidemics and diseases, which are also a factor threatening humanity, will the countries of the world succeed during the Glasgow Conference in responding to these requirements and work together to stop the temperature rise at 1.5 degrees Celsius and spare humanity the disasters caused by climate change.
Mohammad Omar