lecture 3

Question 1

climate risks depends on three factors, what are they?

Answer 1

1- climate related hazards: current climate conditions and how they will change in the future
2- vulnerability: tendency of exposed system
3- sensitivity: system or species is affected, by climate change

Question 2

vulnerability is associated with?

Answer 2

1- adaptive capacity: the ability of people to adjust to potential damage, take advantage of opportunities or respond to consequences
2- exposure: the presence of people, infrastructure, species that could be harmfully affected

Question 3

socioeconomic determinants?

Answer 3

1- human capital: good health, education
2- social capital: power to influence decision making, voting rights
3- physical capital: shelter, farming tools
4- natural resources: includes land and water
5- financial capital: such as income, savings

Question 4

impacts of climate change?

Answer 4

1- interrupts global weather, resulting in temperature preciptation
2- climate variations trigger extreme events like floods
3- increaseing flood risks are likely to affect natural systems
4- natural calamities such as floods, volcanos, earthquacks caused over 8 million deaths