Turn down the heat: climate extremes, regional impacts, and the case for resilience

Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK); World Bank the - World Bank, 2013

This report focuses on the risks of climate change to development in Sub-Saharan Africa, South East Asia and South Asia. Building on the 2012 report, Turn Down the Heat: Why a 4°C Warmer World Must be Avoided, this new scientific analysis gives a more detailed look at how the negative impacts of climate change already in motion could create devastating conditions especially for those least able to adapt. It asserts that the case for resilience has never been stronger. This report demands action. It reinforces the fact that climate change is a fundamental threat to economic development and the ...

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 Turn down the heat: climate extremes, regional impacts, and the case for resilience

  Available online: http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2013/06/1 [...]

Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research ; World Bank

Published by: World Bank ; 2013

This report focuses on the risks of climate change to development in Sub-Saharan Africa, South East Asia and South Asia. Building on the 2012 report, Turn Down the Heat: Why a 4°C Warmer World Must be Avoided, this new scientific analysis gives a more detailed look at how the negative impacts of climate change already in motion could create devastating conditions especially for those least able to adapt. It asserts that the case for resilience has never been stronger. This report demands action. It reinforces the fact that climate change is a fundamental threat to economic development and the fight against poverty.

While covering a range of sectors, this report focuses on how climate change impacts on agricultural production, water resources, coastal zone fisheries, and coastal safety are likely to increase, often significantly, as global warming climbs from present levels of 0.8°C up to 1.5°C, 2°C and 4°C above pre-industrial levels. It illustrates the range of impacts that much of the developing world is already experiencing, and would be further exposed to, and it indicates how these risks and disruptions could be felt differently in other parts of the world. Among the key issues highlighted in this report are: (i) unusual and unprecedented heat extremes; (ii) rainfall regime changes and water availability; (iii) agricultural yields and nutritional quality; (iv) terrestrial ecosystems; (v) sea-level rise; and (vi) marine ecosystems.

Language(s): English

Format: Digital (Free)

ISBN (or other code): 978-1-4648-0056-6

Tags: Climate ; Climate change ; Disaster Risk Management (DRM) ; Climate policies ; Agroclimatology ; Food Safety ; Severe cold ; Heat wave Add tag

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Turn down the heat: why a 4°C warmer world must be avoided

Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK); World Bank the - World Bank, 2012

This report spells out what the world would be like if it warmed by 4 degrees Celsius, which is what scientists are nearly unanimously predicting by the end of the century, without serious policy changes. It provides a snapshot of recent scientific literature and new analyses of likely impacts and risks that would be associated with a 4° Celsius warming within this century, ranging from sea-level rise to increases in tropical cyclone intensity, unprecedented heat waves, severe drought, and major floods in many regions, with serious impacts on ecosystems and associated services.

Arabic; English; French; Portuguese; Spanish

 Turn down the heat: why a 4°C warmer world must be avoided

  Available online: http://preventionweb.net/go/29721

Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research ; World Bank

Published by: World Bank ; 2012

This report spells out what the world would be like if it warmed by 4 degrees Celsius, which is what scientists are nearly unanimously predicting by the end of the century, without serious policy changes. It provides a snapshot of recent scientific literature and new analyses of likely impacts and risks that would be associated with a 4° Celsius warming within this century, ranging from sea-level rise to increases in tropical cyclone intensity, unprecedented heat waves, severe drought, and major floods in many regions, with serious impacts on ecosystems and associated services.

Notes: Executive summary available in several languages.

Language(s): Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Format: Digital (Free)

Tags: Climate ; Climate change ; Disaster Risk Management (DRM) ; Climate policies ; Tropical cyclone ; Drought ; Flood ; Heat wave Add tag

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