Getting To Grips With The Basics Of Climate Change
Getting to Grips WithThe Basics OfClimate Change
What isClimate Change?2
Climate Action Now!Save the future.Climate change is different fromchanges in the weather.Weather can change from dayto day and hour to hour.3
Climate change is analteration of the earth’sgeneral weather conditionsof which the most prominentchange is the risingtemperature of the earth’ssurface.4
Climate Action Now!Save the future. Apart from increasing averagetemperature, climate changealso includes changes inrainfall patterns and changesin extreme weather eventsthat lead to things like floodsand droughts.5
Climate change is real an Numerous changes resuhave already been obser 6Measured increases in the average globaltemperature;Measured rises in the average global sealevel;Reduced snow cover in the northernhemisphere;Significantly increased raianfall in easternparts of North and South America,northern Europe and northern and centralAsia.The frequency of heavy rainfall events hasincreased over most land areas consistent with warming and increases ofatmospheric water vapour
Climate Action Now!Save the future.nd is already with usulting from climate changerved: Drying in the Sahel, the Mediterranean,southern Africa and parts of southernAsia.More intense and longer droughtsobserved since the 1970s, particularly inthe tropics and subtropics.Widespread changes in extremetemperatures have been observedCold days, cold nights and frost lessfrequentHot days, hot nights, and heat wavesmore frequent7
Why is theclimate changing?The Greenhouse Effect8
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Climate Action Now!Save the future.Greenhouse gases are emitted,for example, when we burnfossil fuels like coal, oil, petrol,diesel and natural gases.11
When we chop downforests (deforestation)it reduces the earth’snatural ability to absorbgreenhouse gases.12
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Why shoild I worryaboutclimate change?If we do nothing, by 2100 coastal regionswill experience arise in temperaturebetween 3 and 4o C14
Climate Action Now!Save the future. the interior willexperience a rise intemperaturebetween 6 and 7o C15
Climate change will have aserious impact on biodiversity.Fynbos16
Climate Action Now!Save the future.Succulent Karoo17
Commercial forestry isvulnerable because ofincreased frequency ofwildfires and decreasingavailability of waterin the south west of thecountry.18
Climate Action Now!Save the future.Courtesy Dennis Laidler, DEADP19
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Increase in diseases such aare associated with extreme w22
Climate Action Now!Save the future.as cholera whichweather events.23
More extreme weather events such asflooding, fire, storms and drought.198524Extreme flood events: 1985 and 2002
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Some reasons South Africans should be worried: 26Many South Africans have low resilience toextreme climate events because of poverty, ahigh disease burden and inadequate housinginfrastructure and location.In some places South Africa already has lowand variable rainfall.Most of our surface water resources arealready fully allocatedAgriculture and fisheries are important forfood security and local livelihoods.
Climate Action Now!Save the future.What is Goverment doingabout climate change?National ClimateChange Conference2005RESOLUTION:Climate change isreal and is asignificant threat toSouth Africa’sdevelopment27
South Africa’s Climate Change Response Policywill embody Government’s commitment to – a fair contribution to stabilising global greenhouse gasconcentrations in the atmosphere and protecting the country and its people from the impactsof unavoidable climate change. It presents the Government’s vision for an effectiveclimate change response and the long-term transitionto a climate resilient and low-carbon economy andsociety– a vision premised on Government’s commitmentto sustainable development and a better life for all.28
Climate Action Now!Save the future.A climate-resilient andlow-carbon economy andsociety must:Buildresilience tothe effectsof climatechangeReducegreenhousegasesBALANCE29
ntensiveeconomyIn the long-term, we will redefine our competitiveadvantage and structurally transform theeconomy by shifting from an energy-intensive toa climate-friendly path as part of a pro-growth,pro-development and pro-jobs strategy.What can I do aboutclimate change?What is government30
Climate Action Now!Save the future.Plant indigenous treesTrees absorb carbondioxide from the airand use it as theirenergy source,producing oxygen forus to breathe.RecycleRecycling papersaves trees andreduces the energyused in papermanufacturing.31
Save electricity Turn off lights when you don’t needthemFit a solar water heaterUse gas for cookingInsulate your house – reduce yourgreenhouse gas emissions andsaveon your electricity bill.Switch to energy-saving light bulbsReplace the lights that you use mostwith compact fluorescent light bulbs.This can save up to 80% on your nextelectricity bill and lasts up to 8 timeslonger.32
Climate Action Now!Save the future.Change the way you travel Use public transport Join a lift club Walk33
Why do we need aninternational agreement? 34The inconvenient truth is that Even if South Africa becomes a“Climate Saint” overnight andreduces its greenhouse gasemissions to zero But the rest of the world carrieson regardless Then South Africa will stillexperience the full impacts ofclimate changeThe truth is – we cannot go it alone,we need the whole world to maketheir fair contribution to mitigationefforts
Climate Action Now!Save the future.GovernmentBinding, multi-lateralinternational agreementGovernment will continue to engage activelyand meaningfully in international climate changenegotiations, specifically the United NationsFramework Convention on Climate Change(UNFCCC) negotiations, in order to secure abinding, multi-lateral international agreementthat will effectively limit the average globaltemperature increase to at least below 2 Cabove pre-industrial levels.35
SA’s international engagementwith theUNFCCC processArticle 3.1 of the UNFCCC states that “ Parties should protect the climate systemfor the benefit of present and futuregenerations of humankind, on the basisof equity and in accordance with theircommon but differentiated responsibilitiesand respective capabilities ” and Articles3 and 4 oblige parties to take actions tomitigate climate change.36
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Getting to Grips With The Basics Of. Climate Change. 2. 3. What is Climate Change? 2 3. Climate Action Now! Save the future. . Cold days, cold nights and frost less frequent Hot days, hot nights, and heat waves more frequent. 8 9 Climate Action Now! Save the future. The Greenhouse Effect
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