Climate change and its effect on human livelihood

Climate change is a change or disturbance of the environment most often caused

by human influences and natural ecological processes. Environmental changes
can include any number of things, including natural disasters, human
interferences, or animal interaction.

Causes

Certain gases in the atmosphere block heat from escaping. Long-lived gases that
remain semi-permanently in the atmosphere and do not respond physically or
chemically to changes in temperature are described as "forcing" climate change.
Gases, such as water vapor, Carbon dioxide, Methane, Nitrous Oxide which
respond physically or chemically to changes in temperature are seen as
"feedbacks."

On Earth, human activities are changing the natural greenhouse. Over the last
century the burning of fossil fuels like coal and oil has increased the concentration
of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). This happens because the coal or oil burning
process combines carbon with oxygen in the air to make CO2. To a lesser extent,
the clearing of land for agriculture, industry, and other human activities has
increased concentrations of greenhouse gases.

The consequences of changing the natural atmospheric greenhouse are difficult to

predict, but certain effects seem likely:

● On average, Earth will become warmer. Some regions may welcome warmer
temperatures, but others may not.

● Warmer conditions will probably lead to more evaporation and precipitation

overall, but individual regions will vary, some becoming wetter and others
dryer.

● A stronger greenhouse effect will warm the oceans and partially melt
glaciers and other ice, increasing sea level. Ocean water also will expand if it
warms, contributing further to sea level rise.
How does climate change increase conflict?

In 2007, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon described the conflict in Sudan’s

Darfur region as the world’s first climate change conflict. The assumption was that
water scarcity from changed rainfall patterns resulting from climate change
contributed to this conflict. In numerical terms, a 1% increase in temperature leads
to a 4.5% increase in civil war in the same year and a 0.9% increase in the
following year. By the year 2030, based on averaged data from the 18 climate
models used, this will translate to approximately a 54% increase in armed conflict
incidence in the region.

What’s the relationship between hunger and climate

change?
Climate Change is among the leading causes of rising global hunger according to a
new report released by the UN’s Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO).
Pointing to extreme weather events, land degradation and desertification, water
scarcity and rising sea levels, the authors show how climate change already
weaken global efforts to eradicate hunger.
How does climate change create climate refugees?

Environmental migrants or climate refugees are people who are forced to leave
their home region due to sudden or long-term changes to their local environment.
These are changes which compromise their well-being or secure livelihood. Such
changes are held to include increased droughts, desertification, sea level rise, and
disruption of seasonal weather patterns (i.e. monsoons). Climate refugees may
choose to flee to or migrate to another country, or they may migrate internally
within their own country.