Vulnerability Of People Flashcards
1
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Vulnerability of people to climate change depends on…
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Age, gender, economic development
2
Q
Depends on two factors:
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- where you live
- ability to cope
3
Q
Expansion on location;
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- rural communities depend on direct rainfall for cultivation
- climate change creates droughts/floods
- hits farmers hardest in marginal farming environments
- global food shortages as result in areas like Sahel and North America
4
Q
Example of location (hot env)
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- 1970s extensive areas in Sahel abandoned from severe land degradation
- results from both over cultivation and resource exploitation
- problem increased from prolonged droughts from climate change
5
Q
Example of location (mountain)
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- 98% worlds glaciers retreating in areas relying on meltwater for irrigation
- areas in China and India most populated areas in world
6
Q
Example of location (tundra)
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- rising temps melt permafrost
- disrupts vegetation, creating extensive wetlands and lakes
- mass movement
- forests invade southern margins of tundra
7
Q
Example of location (rainforest)
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-Amazon becomes arid environment
-deforestation increases
-water cycle weakens, positive feedback
—forest loss increase by 30-60. %
8
Q
Environment (coasts)
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- higher sea levels and more storms increase erosion
- shorelines retreat
- coastal env at risk
9
Q
Ability to cope expansion:
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- inequality and poverty at global scale means those at greatest risk conc in worlds poorest countries
- people cannot protect themselves and families against natural hazards
- cannot cope with food processing increase or loss of crops
