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The InterGovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicts that a changing climate will bring more drought, extreme weather events, and rising sea levels, impacting on food production, water availability, and the frequency of natural disasters.
Drought is arguably the biggest single threat from climate change. Its impacts are global. A drought can be defined in various ways. A meteorological drought, for example, is when the rains fail. A hydrological drought is when the lack of rainfall goes on long enough to empty rivers and lower water tables. Agricultural drought begins when the lack of water starts killing crops and livestock. And after that, people may start dying too. A global early warning system can stop failed rains resulting in empty grain stores, and refugee camps full of hungry people in vulnerable parts of the world. Meteorologists and aid professionals say a global agency could fill the gaps and save millions of lives.
In order to reduce the natural disaster and give other countries some assistance, we can take actions, like Greenpeace, World Fitness Federation, Water Aid,International climate finance andGlobal Policy’s e-book.
Greenpeace is campaigning for ecological farming in Africa. We want donors and funders of agricultural development in Africa to fund the small-scale farmers who are already feeding Africa. Ecological farming provides the most appropriate tools for farmers that, and as we have shown through this project, offers multiple interventions to build resilience to climate change.
"Greenpeace is campaigning for agriculture that is good for the planet and people. Healthy food grown with the environment — not against it." - Glen Tyler (Food For Life Campaigner, Greenpeace Africa)
WWF is working with governments, businesses and industry to improve the way water is managed – and so ensure adequate water for local people and ecosystems, and the fair sharing of remaining water between different water users.
Humanity's water footprint has exceeded sustainable levels in several areas around the world.Rising human populations and increased income levels are leading to increased demand for water-intensive products such as meat, sugar and cotton. Water Aid’s found the global crisis is that the world’s poorest people do not have access to safe water, sanitation or hygiene. This crisis is ruining lives and holding back development.clean drinking water, proper toilets and good hygiene are essential, yet millions of people don’t have access to these basic services.Across the world, 650 million people don’t have access to safe water. Without this basic service, they have no choice but to drink dirty water that could kill them.
Everything they do is about getting safe water, sanitation and hygiene to everyone everywhere by 2030. We deliver services and make change happen.
We tackle the reasons why millions of the world’s poorest people live without these most basic human services.
Significant financial resources will be needed to help developing countries deal adequately with climate change, both to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to adapt to the consequences of climate change. The European Union is the largest contributor of climate finance to developing countries and the world's biggest aid donor, collectively providing more than half of global official development assistance (ODA). Climate change is being increasingly integrated into the EU's broader development strategy.International climate finance
The EU considers that both public and private flows are indispensable elements of climate finance. Further efforts must be made to mobilise alternative sources of climate finance and private contributions. International climate finance should be used as a lever to incentivise climate-resilient and low-carbon investments, complementing domestic resources in developing countries.
In the Global Policy’s e-book, David Ritter and Jessica Panegyres mentioned, “In order to avoid such nightmarish scenarios, the priorities for developed nations are clear. Country emissions must be cut in line with what is needed to keep global warming within 2 degrees above pre-industrial levels. This includes the finance needed to assist countries to pursue paths of sustainable development. Aid should be provided to assist people worst affected by a changing climate.”
