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Countries At Different Economic Developments Responding To Climate Change Flashcards

1
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Which LIDC?

A

Bangladesh

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Which natural landform is Bangladesh located near?

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Bay of Bengal

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Bangladesh ~
Which area supports the highest rural population density?

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Ganges-Brahmaptura Delta

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Bangladesh ~
What is the average elevation above sea level?

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4-5m

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What percentage of the country is only 1m above sea level? How many people is this?

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10%
20 million

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Bangladesh ~
What percentage of the country floods every year?

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70%

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Bangladesh ~
In the past 25 years 60% of what kind of deaths have occurred here?

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Tropical cyclones

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Bangladesh ~
What kind of diseases are spreading?

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Water-borne

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Bangladesh ~
Which natural feature offers protection against storm surges?

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Coastal mangrove forests

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Bangladesh ~
By 2100 how many ha of agricultural land could be too highly salinised for cultivation?

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600,000

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Bangladesh ~
How many people are in poverty?

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60 million

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Bangladesh ~
The country has ranked top 10 for what in every year between 2010 to 2020?

A

Most vulnerable

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Bangladesh ~
What was their 2020 HDI rank?

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135/189

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Bangladesh ~
What is their primary reaction to climate change?

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Adaptation

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Bangladesh ~
What is their average GHG per capita release compared to the world average?

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1.23 tonnes
6.6 tonnes

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Bangladesh ~
What was their target to reduce their emissions by by 2020?

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5%

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Bangladesh ~
What was the name of their 2009 government strategy?

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Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan

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Bangladesh ~
What six things were a part of their 2009 gov strategy?

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Food security
Disaster management
Infrastructures
Research and knowledge management
Mitigation and low carbon development
Capacity building and institutional strengthening

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Bangladesh ~
How much was spent on their flood embankment project?

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$2 billion

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Bangladesh ~
What are local communities to conserve?

A

Mangroves

21
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Bangladesh ~
How many cyclone and flood shelters have been built?

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3800

22
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Bangladesh ~
Which systems have been upgraded?

A

Warnings for storm surges
New cropping systems (waterlogged or saline soils)

23
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Bangladesh ~
What are fish farmers aided with?

A

Pond fisheries
River-based cage aquaculture

24
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Bangladesh ~
What kind of major projects is investment going into?

A

Engineering

25
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Bangladesh ~
What has increased areal coverage?

A

Cyclone Preparedness Programme

26
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Which AC?

A

The UK

27
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UK ~
What was their HDI rank in 2020?

A

16th

28
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UK ~
What is their GNI PPP?

A

$39,500

29
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Bangladesh ~
What is their GNI PPP?

A

$4000

30
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UK ~
What is the percentage chance of extremely high sea level by 2100?

A

10%

31
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UK ~
How many properties are expected to be lost to coastal flooding over the next 20 years?

A

700

32
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UK ~
How many properties are expected to be lost to coastal flooding over the next 50 years, with and without protection?

A

2000
28,000

33
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UK ~
How many homes are in high risk flood areas?

A

240,000

34
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UK ~
What will maintenance costs rise by due to flood property damage?

A

20-50%

35
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UK ~
What was the cost of river flooding between 2015 to 2016?

A

£1.3 to £1.9 billion

36
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UK ~
What phenomenon is when there is a loss of water habitats?

A

Coastal squeeze

37
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UK ~
What is annual heat mortality rising by in the 2020s and what is it expected to rise by in the 2080s?

A

60%
500%

38
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UK ~
What sort of diseases are expected to spread due to stagnant water?

A

mosquito-borne

39
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UK ~
What opportunities come from climate change? (2)

A

Extended growing season
More solar energy

40
Q

UK ~
How many new jobs are expected to come from the green economy by 2030?

A

700,000

41
Q

UK ~
What is the green infrastructure they’re introducing to keep people cool?

A

London iTree eco assessment
8 million trees
£133 million benefits a year

42
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UK ~
How much do they want to reduce river temperatures by, by planting trees?

A

5.5 degrees C

43
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UK ~
What built environment adaptation strategy are they implementing?

A

Sustainable drains
Reduce downstream flooding

44
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UK ~
What are the three mitigation strategies?

A

Carbon pricing
Low carbon energy support
Energy efficiency

45
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UK ~
When do they want to end the se of coal-fired power?

A

From 2024-2025 onwards

46
Q

UK ~
Who provides houses with small-scale low carbon generators?

A

Smart Export Guarantee
Payments go to National Grid

47
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UK ~
How much was a ton of carbon in 2021 compared to now?

A

£18
£31.48

48
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UK ~
What do ECO 3 do?

A

Require large energy firms to improve efficiency of homes in disadvantaged or vulnerable areas

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