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Adaptation to global change must include prudent management of groundwater as a renewable, but slow-feedback resource in most cases. Groundwater storage is already over-tapped in many regions, yet available subsurface storage may be a key to meeting the combined demands of agriculture, industry, municipal and domestic water supply, and ecosystems during times of shortage.
This presentation talks about the impact on global water resources caused by climate change.
Presentation prepared with the help of Neha Rathi, a volunteer at India Water Portal.
Adaptation to global change must include prudent management of groundwater as a renewable, but slow-feedback resource in most cases. Groundwater storage is already over-tapped in many regions, yet available subsurface storage may be a key to meeting the combined demands of agriculture, industry, municipal and domestic water supply, and ecosystems during times of shortage.
This presentation talks about the impact on global water resources caused by climate change.
Presentation prepared with the help of Neha Rathi, a volunteer at India Water Portal.
Anthropogenic greenhouse gases are the cause of climate change driven by population and economic growth. Information provided are taking from the fifth assessment report summary for policy makers. It gives beginner information on the causes, impacts, future projections and limitations strategies.
Presented by Guillaume Lacombe at the Regional Conference on Risks and Solutions: Adaptation Frameworks for Water Resources Planning, Development and Management in South Asia, on July 12, 2016, at Hilton, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Presentation from the Kick-off Meeting "Seasonal to Decadal Forecast towards Climate Services: Joint Kickoff Meetings" for ECOMS, EUPORIAS, NACLIM and SPECS FP7 projects.
Introducing Groundwater Management PowerPoint Presentation Slides. Analyze information about water quality and underpin decisions about water resource management with this PPT slideshow. Demonstrate the process of planning, developing, and managing the optimum use of water by using this visually appealing PPT layout. The survey data for determining water quality can be easily presented by using our professionally designed water cycle management PowerPoint slideshow. Describe the natural processes and human processes that affect water quality. Understand sources of water pollution, natural and human processes affecting water quality by taking the advantage of this PPT slideshow. Provide data on the optimization of deterioration in water quality and pollutants that deteriorate the quality of water on a global scale with the help of our water quality management PowerPoint infographics. You can easily explain further topics like wastewater treatment process, wastewater reuse, global wastewater reuse by sector, etc. by downloading this ready-to-use PowerPoint slide deck. https://bit.ly/2RCTUun
Water Resource Management Powerpoint Presentation SlidesSlideTeam
Discuss the process of planning, developing, and managing the optimum use of water resources by using Water Resource Management PowerPoint Presentation Slides. This Water resource system PowerPoint slideshow can be used to explain the overview of market size, growth rate, and capital expenditure of the water industry. You can present the survey data for determining water quality by using the water cycle management PPT slideshow. Demonstrate the division of the wastewater treatment market by editing our content-ready water quality monitoring PowerPoint slide deck. You can easily edit our water resources presentation to highlight the natural processes and human processes that affect water quality. Showcase the leading factors that will affect the performance of the water technology market by using water quality assurance PowerPoint visuals. Key trends that will influence the water industry in the future such as increasing regulation, failing infrastructure, greater conservation, and efficiency, etc. can also be presented with the help of our ready-to-use water management PPT visuals. Discuss how you can design an effective water quality monitoring program by downloading our professionally designed water resource management PowerPoint slides. https://bit.ly/3fb5ExJ
Randy Lehr (Northland College), presented at the Adapting Forested Watersheds to Climate Change Workshop, at The Waters, Minocqua, WI on March 15-16, 2017. The workshop was hosted by the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS), USDA Climate Hubs, and the Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts (WICCI).
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A “drought” is an extended period of deficient rainfall relative to the statistical multi-year average for a region. But because of the various ways it is measured, an objective drought definition has yet to be produced upon which everyone can agree.
The four types are: meteorological (lack of precipitation), agricultural, (lack of moisture in the soil where crops grow), hydrological (low levels of water in lakes and reservoirs), and socioeconomic (water shortages in drinking and running water).
Only .003% of water on Earth is freshwater available for human consumption. Save water by challenging friends to only use 13 gallons of water in a day. (It’s harder than it sounds!) Sign up for 13 Gallon Challenge.
Meteorologists predict drought based on precipitation patterns, stream flow, and moisture of soil over long periods of time.
In the United States, droughts are most likely to occur in the Midwest and the South.
Climate Change and Resilient Cities. Presentation made at the Hague Academy for Local Governance, on 29 October 2015, Netherlands, by Aziza Akhmouch, Water Governance Initiative Project Manager, Regional Development Policy, OECD.
www.oecd.org/gov/regional-policy/watergovernanceprogramme.htm
Anthropogenic greenhouse gases are the cause of climate change driven by population and economic growth. Information provided are taking from the fifth assessment report summary for policy makers. It gives beginner information on the causes, impacts, future projections and limitations strategies.
Presented by Guillaume Lacombe at the Regional Conference on Risks and Solutions: Adaptation Frameworks for Water Resources Planning, Development and Management in South Asia, on July 12, 2016, at Hilton, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Presentation from the Kick-off Meeting "Seasonal to Decadal Forecast towards Climate Services: Joint Kickoff Meetings" for ECOMS, EUPORIAS, NACLIM and SPECS FP7 projects.
Introducing Groundwater Management PowerPoint Presentation Slides. Analyze information about water quality and underpin decisions about water resource management with this PPT slideshow. Demonstrate the process of planning, developing, and managing the optimum use of water by using this visually appealing PPT layout. The survey data for determining water quality can be easily presented by using our professionally designed water cycle management PowerPoint slideshow. Describe the natural processes and human processes that affect water quality. Understand sources of water pollution, natural and human processes affecting water quality by taking the advantage of this PPT slideshow. Provide data on the optimization of deterioration in water quality and pollutants that deteriorate the quality of water on a global scale with the help of our water quality management PowerPoint infographics. You can easily explain further topics like wastewater treatment process, wastewater reuse, global wastewater reuse by sector, etc. by downloading this ready-to-use PowerPoint slide deck. https://bit.ly/2RCTUun
Water Resource Management Powerpoint Presentation SlidesSlideTeam
Discuss the process of planning, developing, and managing the optimum use of water resources by using Water Resource Management PowerPoint Presentation Slides. This Water resource system PowerPoint slideshow can be used to explain the overview of market size, growth rate, and capital expenditure of the water industry. You can present the survey data for determining water quality by using the water cycle management PPT slideshow. Demonstrate the division of the wastewater treatment market by editing our content-ready water quality monitoring PowerPoint slide deck. You can easily edit our water resources presentation to highlight the natural processes and human processes that affect water quality. Showcase the leading factors that will affect the performance of the water technology market by using water quality assurance PowerPoint visuals. Key trends that will influence the water industry in the future such as increasing regulation, failing infrastructure, greater conservation, and efficiency, etc. can also be presented with the help of our ready-to-use water management PPT visuals. Discuss how you can design an effective water quality monitoring program by downloading our professionally designed water resource management PowerPoint slides. https://bit.ly/3fb5ExJ
Randy Lehr (Northland College), presented at the Adapting Forested Watersheds to Climate Change Workshop, at The Waters, Minocqua, WI on March 15-16, 2017. The workshop was hosted by the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS), USDA Climate Hubs, and the Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts (WICCI).
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A “drought” is an extended period of deficient rainfall relative to the statistical multi-year average for a region. But because of the various ways it is measured, an objective drought definition has yet to be produced upon which everyone can agree.
The four types are: meteorological (lack of precipitation), agricultural, (lack of moisture in the soil where crops grow), hydrological (low levels of water in lakes and reservoirs), and socioeconomic (water shortages in drinking and running water).
Only .003% of water on Earth is freshwater available for human consumption. Save water by challenging friends to only use 13 gallons of water in a day. (It’s harder than it sounds!) Sign up for 13 Gallon Challenge.
Meteorologists predict drought based on precipitation patterns, stream flow, and moisture of soil over long periods of time.
In the United States, droughts are most likely to occur in the Midwest and the South.
Climate Change and Resilient Cities. Presentation made at the Hague Academy for Local Governance, on 29 October 2015, Netherlands, by Aziza Akhmouch, Water Governance Initiative Project Manager, Regional Development Policy, OECD.
www.oecd.org/gov/regional-policy/watergovernanceprogramme.htm
Water governance in cities: an OECD perspectiveOECD Governance
Presentation made at Mediterranean Economic Week in Marseille, France on 4-7 November 2015 by Oriana Romano, Water Governance Initiative consultant, OECD.
www.oecd.org/gov/regional-policy/watergovernanceprogramme.htm
Biodiversity loss and the global water crisis - A fact book on the links betw...Wetlands International
Globally we are facing a water crisis. This booklet aims to highlight the links between this water crisis and biodiversity loss. Both are the result of the same root causes and both problems reinforce each other. The booklet draws on the knowledge and understanding developed by Wetlands International and its partners over many years and is supplemented with key information from other, peer reviewed studies.
Presentation on the OECD perspective on Water Governance in Cities, at the Water Conference 2015, Annual Meeting on Sustainable Management of Water Resources held on 26 June 2015 in Athens Greece.
www.oecd.org/regional/regional-policy/
This presentation was presented by Dr. Lenny Rose Mucho in the Human Rights-based approach to Local Water Governance in Iloilo Grand Hotel last September 18-20, 2013.
I am uploading this slides for documentation purposes.
Collaborative delivery of green infrastructure and water management solutions (e.g. SuDS) in the urban environment can realise multiple benefits including reduced flood risk, improved water quality and biodiversity, greater amenity and enhanced community health and well-being. In March 2016, the CaBA Urban Working Group, in collaboration with the Defra Urban Ecosystem Services Project (www.urbanwater-eco.services) and Ciria (www.ciria.org), hosted a series of workshops designed to build capacity and expertise within CaBA partnerships to help drive greater collaborative delivery within the urban environment.
The Flint water crisis is the result of failed policy, bad choices and indifference by politicians and other state officials. The result has been catastrophic to the community. This timeline depicts the major events in chronological order, beginning from the change in the water supply until Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s appearance before a congressional committee. More information: https://buckfirelaw.com/case-types/poison/lead/
Global Warming is the average rise in temperature of the Earth's atmosphere which results in climate change. this PPT showcace about Global Warming, it's causes, it's effects, some current facts, and precautions to control it.
Vivid description about climate change
A NASA database based presentation.
Geoengineering, solar , Mitigation and Adaption
a social cause , vital signs of planet
brief intoduction
www.climate.nasa.gov
English ppt rime of mariner [autosaved]Ian Mohammed
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English ppt on herbal plants.
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UNDERSTANDING WHAT GREEN WASHING IS!.pdfJulietMogola
Many companies today use green washing to lure the public into thinking they are conserving the environment but in real sense they are doing more harm. There have been such several cases from very big companies here in Kenya and also globally. This ranges from various sectors from manufacturing and goes to consumer products. Educating people on greenwashing will enable people to make better choices based on their analysis and not on what they see on marketing sites.
Micro RNA genes and their likely influence in rice (Oryza sativa L.) dynamic ...Open Access Research Paper
Micro RNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs molecules having approximately 18-25 nucleotides, they are present in both plants and animals genomes. MiRNAs have diverse spatial expression patterns and regulate various developmental metabolisms, stress responses and other physiological processes. The dynamic gene expression playing major roles in phenotypic differences in organisms are believed to be controlled by miRNAs. Mutations in regions of regulatory factors, such as miRNA genes or transcription factors (TF) necessitated by dynamic environmental factors or pathogen infections, have tremendous effects on structure and expression of genes. The resultant novel gene products presents potential explanations for constant evolving desirable traits that have long been bred using conventional means, biotechnology or genetic engineering. Rice grain quality, yield, disease tolerance, climate-resilience and palatability properties are not exceptional to miRN Asmutations effects. There are new insights courtesy of high-throughput sequencing and improved proteomic techniques that organisms’ complexity and adaptations are highly contributed by miRNAs containing regulatory networks. This article aims to expound on how rice miRNAs could be driving evolution of traits and highlight the latest miRNA research progress. Moreover, the review accentuates miRNAs grey areas to be addressed and gives recommendations for further studies.
Artificial Reefs by Kuddle Life Foundation - May 2024punit537210
Situated in Pondicherry, India, Kuddle Life Foundation is a charitable, non-profit and non-governmental organization (NGO) dedicated to improving the living standards of coastal communities and simultaneously placing a strong emphasis on the protection of marine ecosystems.
One of the key areas we work in is Artificial Reefs. This presentation captures our journey so far and our learnings. We hope you get as excited about marine conservation and artificial reefs as we are.
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Natural farming @ Dr. Siddhartha S. Jena.pptxsidjena70
A brief about organic farming/ Natural farming/ Zero budget natural farming/ Subash Palekar Natural farming which keeps us and environment safe and healthy. Next gen Agricultural practices of chemical free farming.
Diabetes is a rapidly and serious health problem in Pakistan. This chronic condition is associated with serious long-term complications, including higher risk of heart disease and stroke. Aggressive treatment of hypertension and hyperlipideamia can result in a substantial reduction in cardiovascular events in patients with diabetes 1. Consequently pharmacist-led diabetes cardiovascular risk (DCVR) clinics have been established in both primary and secondary care sites in NHS Lothian during the past five years. An audit of the pharmaceutical care delivery at the clinics was conducted in order to evaluate practice and to standardize the pharmacists’ documentation of outcomes. Pharmaceutical care issues (PCI) and patient details were collected both prospectively and retrospectively from three DCVR clinics. The PCI`s were categorized according to a triangularised system consisting of multiple categories. These were ‘checks’, ‘changes’ (‘change in drug therapy process’ and ‘change in drug therapy’), ‘drug therapy problems’ and ‘quality assurance descriptors’ (‘timer perspective’ and ‘degree of change’). A verified medication assessment tool (MAT) for patients with chronic cardiovascular disease was applied to the patients from one of the clinics. The tool was used to quantify PCI`s and pharmacist actions that were centered on implementing or enforcing clinical guideline standards. A database was developed to be used as an assessment tool and to standardize the documentation of achievement of outcomes. Feedback on the audit of the pharmaceutical care delivery and the database was received from the DCVR clinic pharmacist at a focus group meeting.
Characterization and the Kinetics of drying at the drying oven and with micro...Open Access Research Paper
The objective of this work is to contribute to valorization de Nephelium lappaceum by the characterization of kinetics of drying of seeds of Nephelium lappaceum. The seeds were dehydrated until a constant mass respectively in a drying oven and a microwawe oven. The temperatures and the powers of drying are respectively: 50, 60 and 70°C and 140, 280 and 420 W. The results show that the curves of drying of seeds of Nephelium lappaceum do not present a phase of constant kinetics. The coefficients of diffusion vary between 2.09.10-8 to 2.98. 10-8m-2/s in the interval of 50°C at 70°C and between 4.83×10-07 at 9.04×10-07 m-8/s for the powers going of 140 W with 420 W the relation between Arrhenius and a value of energy of activation of 16.49 kJ. mol-1 expressed the effect of the temperature on effective diffusivity.
Alert-driven Community-based Forest monitoring: A case of the Peruvian Amazon
Social climate change & water crisis
1.
2. CONTENTS
WHAT IS CLIMATE?
WHAT IS CLIMATE
CHANGE?
FACTORS
RESPONSIBLE FOR
CLIMATE CHANGE
IS CLIMATE
CHANGE REAL?
IS EARTH’S
CLIMATE
CHANGING?
CAUSES OF
CLIMATE CHANGE
GREENHOUSE
GASES
Increasing
Greenhouse Gases
Trap More Heat
HUMAN ACTIVITY
INFLUENCE
CARBON CYCLE &
CARBON DIOXIDE
PRESENT CARBON
CYCLE
WORLDWIDE
CARBON EMISSION
OCEAN
ACIDIFICATION
WHAT IF NO
GREENHOUSE
GASES
WHAT IS GLOBAL
WARMING
GLOBAL WARMING
LEADS TO:
EARTH’S
TEMPERATURE – 1
EARTH’S
TEMPERATURE – 2
HOW HOT CAN IT
GET?
FLOODS V/S
DROUGHTS
EFFECTS OF
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE :
THE DEBATE
SOLUTIONS
INDIVIDUAL
ACTIONS
3. CONTENTS
FACTS ABOUT
WATER - 1
FACTS ABOUT
WATER – 2
WHAT IS WATER
CRISIS?
SAFE DRINKING
WATER IS SCARCE
PRECIPITATION
PATTEERNS WILL
CHANGE
EFFECTS OF
FLODDING
EFFECTS OF
DROUGHTS
DEMAND &
USAGE
4 KILLER FACTS
CASE STUDY
WATER SCARCITY
IN INDIA WATER
STATES HIT BY
WATER
SCARCITY(INDIA)
FACTS ABOUT
WATER SCARCITY
REFERENCES
4. WHAT IS CLIMATE?
Climate is the statistics (usually, mean or variability) of
weather, in a given region over a long period of time
(usually 30 years).
temperature
humidity
atmospheric pressure
wind
precipitation
atmospheric particle count and other meteorological variables
It is measured by assessing the patterns of variation in
5. WHAT IS CLIMATE CHANGE?
Climate change is a change in the
usual weather found in a place.
This could be a change in how
much rain a place usually gets in
a year. Or it could be a change in
a place's usual temperature for a
month or season.
Climate change is also a change in
Earth's climate. This could be a change
in Earth's usual temperature. Or it
could be a change in where rain and
snow usually fall on Earth.
8. IS CLIMATE CHANGE REAL?
There is broad-based agreement
within the scientific community
that climate change is real.
Conquer that climate
change is indeed
occurring and is almost
certainly due to human
activity.
The U.S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
the National
Aeronautics
and Space
Administration
the National
Oceanic and
Atmospheric
Administration
9. IS EARTH’S CLIMATE CHANGING?
Earth's climate is
always changing.
• There have been times
when Earth's climate has
been warmer than it is
now. There have been
times when it has been
cooler
• These times can last
thousands or millions of
years.
• People who study Earth see
that Earth's climate is
getting warmer. Earth's
temperature has gone up
about one degree
Fahrenheit in the last 100
years. This may not seem
like much. But small
changes in Earth's
temperature can have big
effects.
•.
Some effects are already
happening.
• Warming of Earth's climate
has caused some snow and
ice to melt.
• The warming also has
caused oceans to rise. And
it has changed the timing
of when certain plants grow
10. CAUSES OF CLIMATE
CHANGEMost scientists say that humans can change
climate too. People drive cars. People heat and cool
their houses. People cook food. All those things take
energy. One way we get energy is by burning coal,
oil and gas. Burning these things puts gases into
the air. The gases cause the air to heat up. This can
change the climate of a place. It also can change
Earth's climate.
Over the past 150 years, the world’s
industrialized nations have changed the
balance of the carbon cycle by burning
huge amounts of fossil fuels which emits
greenhouse gases into the atmosphere—
primarily carbon dioxide. (concentrated
carbon such as coal, oil and gas)
Other human activities, such as
agriculture and deforestation,
also contribute to the proliferation
of greenhouse gases that cause
climate change.
the atmospheric concentration of CO2 did
not rise above 300 parts per million
between the advent of human civilization
roughly 10,000 years ago and 1900.
Today it is at about 400 ppm, a level not
reached in more than 400,000 years.
Many things can cause climate to
change all on its own. Earth's distance
from the sun can change. The sun can
send out more or less energy. Oceans
can change. When a volcano erupts, it
can change our climate.
Industrialized nations have also
breeding vast numbers of
methane-producing livestock
and cutting down the forests
that naturally absorb carbon
dioxide from the air.
11. GREEN HOUSE GASES
Greenhouse gases include carbon-based gases such as carbon
dioxide and methane.
They’re vital in the Earth’s atmosphere in certain
quantities because they help trap and retain some of the
sun’s heat (the ‘greenhouse effect’).
This makes life as we know it possible on Earth – without it
the world would be mostly frozen. But too much is dangerous,
too.
15. •The carbon cycle is the natural
process by which carbon gases
are emitted and absorbed
across the globe.
•This determines the overall
levels of carbon gases in the
atmosphere.
CARBON
CYCLE
•Carbon dioxide is a natural gas.
• It’s essential for all life on
Earth.
• It’s absorbed by plants as they
grow, and emitted by all life
forms when they respire and
when they die (or when they’re
burned as fuel).
• Other than water vapor, it’s the
most common greenhouse gas
CARBON
DIOXIDE
16. PRESENT CARBON CYCLE
SPEED OF EXCHANGE PROCESS
Very fast (less than 1 year)
Fast (1 to 10 years)
Slow (10 to 100 years)
Very slow (more than 100
years)
Storage and flux of carbon
(in billions of tones)
18. THIS IMAGE SHOWS THE
CHANGE IN PH OF THE OCEANS
OVER THE PAST 300 YEARS. THE
BRIGHTER THE COLOR, THE
MORE THE DECREASE IN PH
OCEAN ACIDIFICATION
19. With no greenhouse gases at
all in its atmosphere,
scientists estimate that
Earth’s average atmospheric
temperature would be about
-18° C, or about 0°F
WHAT IF NO GREENHOUSE
GASES?
20. Global Warming refers to average
increase in the earth’s temperature due
to increase in pollution which results in
greenhouse effect which in turn leads to
climate change.
WHAT IS GLOBAL WARMING?
21. :
GLOBAL WARMING LEADS TO
rise in the
sea level
due to
melting of
glaciers
shrinkage
of forests
changes in
the rainfall
pattern
wide range
of impacts
on plants
and
humans.
24. HOW HOT CAN IT GET?
RISE OF 2°C
•A rise of just 2°c would mean:
•severe storms and floods in
some countries, droughts in
many more
•seas become more acidic,
coral and krill die, food chains
are destroyed
•little or no Arctic sea ice in
summer – not just bad news
for polar bears, it also means
that the global climate warms
faster (as there’s less polar ice
to deflect sunlight)
BEYOND 2°C
• Scientists predict possible
rises of up to 6°C this
century if we don’t
drastically cut greenhouse
gas emissions.
It almost doesn’t bear thinking
about what this would mean:
•Rainforests dying.
•Increased melting of the
ancient ice sheets of
Greenland and Antarctica.
•Dramatic sea level rises.
•And people and animals
suffering along the way.
25. In the last century, our planet’s
average temperature has increased by
approximately 1°C.
Just 1°C? This
seems very small. So
why is global warming
such a big problem?
To answer your question, let’s compare the
earth to the human body. What will happen if
your body temperature increases by even a
few degrees?
26. I will fall sick.
Exactly! Similarly, if the temperature of
the Earth increases by even a few
degrees the result is Climate Change.
28. WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE?
Even small
increases in
Earth’s
temperature
caused by
climate change
can have severe
effects.
The earth’s
average
temperature
has gone up
1.4° F over the
past century
and is expected
to rise as much
as 11.5° F over
the next.
That might not
seem like a lot,
but the average
temperature
during the last
Ice Age was
about 4º F lower
than it is today.
Scientific
research shows
that the climate
- that is, the
average
temperature of
the planet's
surface - has
risen by 0.89 °C
from 1901 to
2012.
Compared with
climate change
patterns
throughout
Earth's history,
the rate of
temperature
rise since the
Industrial
Revolution is
extremely high.
29. RAINFAL
L
There have been observed changes in precipitation, but
not all areas have data over long periods.
Rainfall has increased in the mid-latitudes of the northern
hemisphere since the beginning of the 20th century.
There are also changes between seasons in different
regions.
For example, the UK's summer rainfall is decreasing on
average, while winter rainfall is increasing.
There is also evidence that heavy rainfall events have
become more intensive, especially over North America
30. Rising sea levels due to the melting of the polar ice caps (again, caused by climate
change) contribute to greater storm damage.
warming ocean temperatures are associated with stronger and more frequent
storms.
additional rainfall, particularly during severe weather events leads to flooding and
other damage.
an increase in the incidence and severity of wildfires threatens habitats, homes,
and lives.
heat waves contribute to human deaths and other consequences.
Since 1900, sea levels have risen by about 10 cm around the UK and about 19 cm
globally, on average. The rate of sea-level rise has increased in recent decades.
EFFECTS ON SEA LEVELS
31. Retreating glaciers
• Glaciers all over the
world - in the Alps,
Rockies, Andes,
Himalayas, Africa and
Alaska - are melting
and the rate of
shrinkage has
increased in recent
decades.
Sea ice
• Arctic sea-ice has
been declining since
the late 1970s,
reducing by about 4%,
or 0.6 million square
kilometers (an area
about the size of
Madagascar) per
decade.
• At the same time
Antarctic sea-ice has
increased, but at a
slower rate of about
1.5% per decade.
Ice sheets
• The Greenland and
Antarctic ice sheets,
which between them
store the majority of
the world's fresh
water, are both
shrinking at an
accelerating rate.
RETREATING GLACIERS, SEA ICE & ICE SHEETS
32. CLIMATE CHANGE: THE DEBATE
While consensus among nearly all
scientists, scientific organizations,
and governments is that climate
change is happening and is caused by
human activity, a small minority of
voices questions the validity of such
assertions and prefers to cast doubt
on the preponderance of evidence.
Climate change deniers often claim
that recent changes attributed to
human activity can be seen as part of
the natural variations in Earth’s
climate and temperature, and that it
is difficult or impossible to establish a
direct connection between climate
change and any single weather event,
such as a hurricane.
While the latter is generally true,
decades of data and analysis support
the reality of climate change—and the
human factor in this process.
In any case, economists agree that
acting to reduce fossil fuel emissions
would be far less expensive than
dealing with the consequences of not
doing so.
34. INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS
Use mass
transit, bike,
walk, roller
skate
Tune up
your
furnace
Unplug
appliances or
plug into a
power strip and
switch it off
Buy water-saving
appliances and
toilets; installing
low-flow shower
heads.
Caulk,
weatherstrip,
insulate, and
replace old
windows
Buy products
with a U.S. EPA
Energy Star
label
59. WHAT IS WATER CRISIS?
Simply put, water scarcity is either the
lack of enough water (quantity) or lack
of access to safe water (quality).
It's hard for most of us to imagine
that clean, safe water is not
something that can be taken for
granted.
But, in the developing world, finding a
reliable source of safe water is often time-
consuming and expensive. This is known as
economic scarcity. Water can be found...it
simply requires more resources to do it.
In other areas, the lack of water is a
more profound problem. There simply
isn't enough. That is known as
physical scarcity.
The problem of water
scarcity is a growing
one.
As more people put ever-increasing
demands on limited supplies, the cost
and effort to build or even maintain
access to water will increase.
And water's importance to political
and social stability will only grow
with the crisis
60. Clean, safe
drinking water
is scarce.
Today, nearly 1
billion people in
the developing
world don't
have access to
it.
Yet, wetake it
for granted, we
waste it, and
we even pay
too much to
drink it from
little plastic
bottles.
Water is the
foundation of
life. And still
today, all
around the
world, far too
many people
spend their
entire day
searching for it.
In places like
sub-Saharan
Africa, time lost
gathering water
and suffering
from water-
borne diseases
is limiting
people's true
potential,
especially
women and
girls.
Education is
lost to
sickness.
Economic
development is
lost while
people merely
try to survive.
But it doesn't
have to be like
this. It's
needless
suffering.
SAFE DRINKING WATER IS
SCARCE
61. THERE MAY BE MORE INTENSE RAINFALL ON
RAINY DAYS and more dry days in a year
PRECIPITATION PATTERNS WILL CHANGE
62.
63.
64. Demand and Usage
Industrial
•Water is both
an important
input.
Agricultural
•90% of total
water resources
used.
Domestic
•30% of the rural
population lack
access to
drinking water.
65. These ecosystems
are rich in
biodiversity. The
mangroves alone
house marine
turtles, freshwater
dolphins and
crocodiles.
People too will be
affected. More than
a million people
depend on the
mangroves for
natural resources
such as honey, fish
and wood.
People living on the
islands will have no
home and will have
to take refuge
elsewhere.
By 2100, the sea
level will have risen
by a meter.
4 KILLER FACTS
66. To make matters worse, Bangladesh is an extremely densely populated country.
This will reduce the economic activity in Bangladesh and, more importantly, displace
people from their homes.
66% of the people of Bangladesh work in farms, however, low-lying farmland can be
flooded by an increase in sea levels.
An increase in sea level will make diseases such as malaria (the mosquitoes that spread malaria lay
eggs in watery areas) and cholera (which can spread by unclean water and ill-prepared food)
Even by a half meter increase in sea level, 10% of the land in Bangladesh will be lost.
One of the countries worst affected by an increase in sea levels is Bangladesh.
CASE STUDY: HOW WILL AN INCREASE IN SEA LEVELS AFFECT BANGLADESH?