Towards "Earth Day": "Climate change affects human security"

According to a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, heavy rains, floods, droughts and heat waves are causing significant losses in food production and affecting food security. Extreme heat is expected to adversely affect labor hours and labor market output

Reuters

21/04/2022

Thursday, 21 April 2022, 14:15 Updated: 14:25

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Climate change is not considered a factor that can directly lead to conflicts.

Most scientists agree - and this explanation is reflected in a new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). According to the report, it is impossible to draw a straight line between the risks associated with climate and the results of conflicts.

The report compares the effects of climate change to the effects of other global trends. The effects of climate change include "loss of biodiversity, unsustainable consumption of natural resources, destruction of ecosystems and land, rapid urbanization, demographic change, social and economic inequality and epidemics." , Was written in the report.

And the conclusion is: "Compared to other socio-economic factors, the impact of climate on conflicts is relatively weak."

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Floods in South Africa, April 2022 (Photo: Reuters, Reuters)

However, the report, entitled Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, recognizes the relationship between climate and human security. It also provides insights into how climate is able under certain conditions to intensify security risks and affect long-term peace. For example, the relationship between climatic and non-climatic factors can To lead to "the intensification of risks and their leakage to different sectors and regions.

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This is their life. "

According to the report, 3.6 billion people live in areas exposed to climate risks.

These regions are concentrated in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, Latin America and the small island states.

In these areas there are also risks associated with governance, poverty, unequal access to vital resources, violent conflicts and dependence on jobs affected by climate change.

Fires in the Begin Park area, 2021 (Photo: Official website, JNF workers and foresters)

Climate-related risks are cross-border.

They are reflected in supply chains, markets and resource flow.

They affect many sectors, including water, food and energy.

Climate shocks - heavy rains, floods, droughts, heat waves - cause significant losses in food production.

They affect food security.

Extreme heat is expected to adversely affect labor hours and productivity in the labor market.

Household welfare is also at risk due to higher food prices and reduced household income.

These effects also spill over into health risks, malnutrition and even death.

"A view that focuses on climate risks does not mean that the climate is directly responsible for the risks to human security. The aim is to show how these risks are concentrated in certain places. The intention is to examine those who are more exposed, those responsible and inequality," the report said.

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