Posted on 12/11/2018 11:11:05 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Nairobi – Mountain regions occupy about one-quarter of the earth’s land surface and are home to 15% of the world’s population. Their influence extends far beyond their ranges: they provide goods and services, most notably water, to over half the global population – making them not only crucial for people living in mountains, but also for those living downstream.
But while the world is becoming increasingly aware of the impact of climate change on different ecosystems, current policies offer a very limited focus on the importance of climate change adaptation in mountainous regions.
Mountain societies are experiencing a disproportionately high number of disasters compared other environments and the need to adapt is becoming an urgent task. Nonetheless, the rapid and unprecedented rate of climate change is challenging this adaptive capacity, as is evident through the already widespread impacts being felt across mountain regions.
One of the major impacts of climate change is the increase of average annual temperatures across all mountain regions and within all countries, leading to a range of short-term risks including: avalanche, landslides, reduced snow cover, wildfires, melting glaciers, degradation of forests and ecosystems, floods, vector-borne diseases and droughts. These risks expose already vulnerable and often marginalized mountain communities and destabilize some of their wealth-generating sectors, including agriculture, tourism and biodiversity.
(Excerpt) Read more at unenvironment.org ...
Maybe one day a week at Freep we can have a “Climate Change, Global Warming”-free day??? Maybe Fridays...no such articles are allowed to be posted...I can’t take it anymore...it’s like 10% of the articles...
Global warming (aka climate change) is the engine that's driving the global redistribution democrat socialist agenda. We here at FR can set it aside for a few days, but the radical progressive left will not set it aside for even a nanosecond.
...we can have a “Climate Change, Global Warming”-free day???
Global warming (aka climate change) is the engine that’s driving the global redistribution democrat socialist agenda. We here at FR can set it aside for a few days, but the radical progressive left will not set it aside for even a nanosecond.
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I know it...singing to the choir...it is a racket to suck from the makers and give to the takers to CONTROL the people.
Aids $$$ > Africa
Global Warming $$$ > Africa
Invasion from Africa > Countries paying the bill.
I’m seeing a trillion dollar trend here.
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