15/11/15

非洲感到气候变化的负面影响

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[NAIROBI] As we learn more aboutclimate change环保beplay足球体育的微博专家说,非洲越来越感受到其影响,妇女和孩子们are the most vulnerable.

在分析这种现象的后果时,科学家还告诉我们,尽管全球南方对气候变化的贡献较少,但诸如撒哈拉以南非洲等地区的影响最大。

We are approaching the most important meeting on climate change in 2015 – the 21st Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21/CMP11) in France to be held from 30 November to 11 December.

我相信非洲可以通过确定机会并筹集大量资源来找到解决方案研究和培训,倡导,policy development and action on climate change.

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COP 21 will be a crucial conference as it needs to achieve a new international agreement on climate change applicable to all countries, with the aim of keeping global warming below two degrees Celsius.

在联合国可持续发展目标(SDG)定义的2015年后发展议程中,我们必须照顾我们的行星健康。这意味着要照顾人类进步的健康及其依赖自然系统的状态。

我在肯尼亚总部的非洲人口和健康研究中心组织的关于行星健康的讲习班上了解了这一至关重要的集体责任柳叶刀上个月(10月29日至30日)在肯尼亚举行的联beplay足球体育的微博合国环境计划(UNEP)。

我的好奇心来自非洲与全球北方之间关于两个关键问题的气候变化问题的相互关系:非洲是否应遵循发达国家的碳浮游生气?是为非洲赔偿非洲造成的损害,主要是由发达国家造成的全球变暖造成的一种选择资金?

研讨会的参与者包括政策制定者,研究人员,科学家和非政府组织证实,实际上,该大陆正遭受气候变化的不利影响,主要是由人类活动引起的。

Experts say Africa cannot afford to pursue the heavy-carbon path to development as this could increase global warming and the adverse effects of climate change. Thus, Africa should reduce greenhouse gas emissions and pursue a greenerbeplay足球体育的微博发展途径。

Should Africa push for compensation? The experts agree that developed nations should compensate the developing nations, but they are divided on the approach.

有些人从一个职位上争论伦理,在发展国家承担历史责任的地方,而其他人则坚持认为,应将发展的国家推动以通过国际法规和协议来补偿。

冲突非洲部分地区正在增加water,牧场并减少由于气候变化而导致的土地,尽管该大陆试图通过缓解和适应计划来解决这些问题。

我相信非洲可以通过确定机会并筹集大量资源来找到解决方案研究和培训,倡导,policydevelopment and action on climate change.

This piece was produced by SciDev.Net’s Sub-Saharan Africa (English) desk.