effects of climate change - Kiribati

Question 1

location of Kiribati:

Answer 1

• on the equator
• NE of Australia
• 3 groups of islands
• central Pacific Ocean
• part of Micronesia

Question 2

likely impacts of climate change in Kiribati:

Answer 2

• flooding
• crops destroyed
• increased coastal erosion
• uninhabitable

Question 3

responses to climate change in Kiribati:

Answer 3

• migration
• sea walls
• raising land

Question 4

what is adaptation?

Answer 4

local or global strategies respond to the new conditions created by climate change to make populations less vulnerable to their negative impacts

Question 5

what is mitigation?

Answer 5

local or global strategies to reduce the causes of climate change (reducing greenhouse gas emissions), and therefore reducing the negative impacts of climate change

Question 6

mitigation examples

Answer 6

• conserve energy + water
• use of renewable energy
• change transportation
• planning + zoning
• conserve + restore forests
• floodplain protection
• application of new technologies (e.g. electric cars)

Question 7

adaptation examples

Answer 7

• households and businesses buying flood insurance
• planting crops better suited to climate change
• plant or preserve trees around home
• using new building technologies
• using less water
• move to higher ground