Climate change, prepares the 'most disturbing report' that has come out so far

A new report on the impacts of climate change is likely to be the most troubling assessment to date of how rising temperatures affect every living thing.

This will be the second of three key reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the first since the COP26 summit in November.

Scientists and officials will publish their findings on February 28th.

The study will focus heavily on regional impacts as well as coastal cities and communities.

The IPCC conducts these large-scale reviews of the latest heating research every six or seven years on behalf of governments. This group of three is their sixth evaluation report.

For many large cities and developing countries, the report will emphasize that tackling climate change is not about reducing emissions and achieving net zero somewhere in the future, but about tackling much shorter-term threats.

"It's always immediate, that has the advantage. So if you have to deal with a large influx of migrants, or a massive flood event, this will be the focus," said Mark Watts, chief executive of the C40 group.

Scientists review and write thousands of papers to summarize the latest findings. They then meet with government officials to review their findings line by line, and, after reaching a consensus, a brief summary of their findings is published.

The study will also outline key "turning points" that are likely to be crossed as the world warms - some of which are irreversible, such as the melting of the Greenland ice sheet.

The report will also look at some of the technological solutions to climate change, but is likely to be quite disregardful of efforts to manage solar radiation or even remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

In general, it will have a much broader focus than just the science of what we can do about climate change.

Shtëpia e më shumë se 24 milionë banorëve, Lagos në Nigeri është qyteti më i populluar i Afrikës - por një qytet që është jashtëzakonisht i prekshëm ndaj përmbytjeve dhe rritjes së nivelit të detit.

Përkeqësimi i situatës është problemi i plehrave dhe mbetjeve që grumbullohen nëpër kanale dhe lumenj. Ballafaqimi me këtë çështje mund të jetë kyç për të ndihmuar qytetin të përballet me ndryshimet e shkaktuara nga ndryshimi i klimës.

"Një nga gjërat që duhet të ndryshojë në Lagos për të reduktuar ndikimin e përmbytjeve është në fakt të kontrollohet sistemi i menaxhimit të mbetjeve," tha Mark Watts nga C40. "Investimi mbështetës në qytet që ata të kenë një grumbullim vërtet të fortë të mbetjeve bashkiake, grumbullimin e duhur të amvisërive dhe trajtimin e duhur të tyre do të zgjidhë dy gjëra njëherësh."

This report will highlight the urgency - that if swift action is taken to reduce greenhouse gases and spending to help people adapt to climate change increases, then the worst risks can be avoided.

Source: BBC