Monday, November 26, 2012

Responding to Climate Change

           Changes in the climate are not new. In fact, changes in climate are as old as our planet. The overall tendency of the global temperature over the course of geologic time shows that the climate has been rather hot except for the 5 ice ages. The last one of which is the Quaternary Era. In which we are currently living.

           The current climate change is linked to mostly to green house gas emissions resulting from human activities. This emissions of anthropogenic origin are by themselves responsible for more than 3/4 of carbon dioxide. The consumption of fossil fuels is by far the incriminating factor. But we should not forget this changes in land, use, including deforestation. Occupy second place in terms of responsibility for the worldwide increase in greenhouse emissions.

            Global warming introduces additional factor of inequality and disparity between the geographical regions of the planets.The population of the world's poorest are more vulnerable when faced in the effects of climate change even though they are less responsible for it.The developing countries are not able to protect them selves against the impact of this phenomenon not adjust to it.The climate change increases precarious of the poorest population.