L7 - Patchy Progress Flashcards
What are the three main treaties that have been agreed globally?
1996 Kyoto Protocol, 2009 Copenhagen agreement, 2014 Paris agreement
What was the outcome of the 2014 Paris Summit?
Agreed climate change was a major challenge and action should be taken to limit warming to no more than 2oc
What percentage of Lake Chad has been lost since the 1960’s?
90% of the lake area has been lost since the 1960s
How many million people as a result of Lake Chad reducing in size have lost access to water?
300 million people have lost access to water
What has happened to the rainy season?
The short rainy season (July-September) has been drier since 1973
What are the issues with the Paris agreement?
Only enough countries signed up to reduce temperatures by 0.1oc
No binding targets were agreed – some countries have set their own targets
2014: China and the USA both agreed to sign the treaties. But the USA and Canada have since withdrawn