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Just One Planet - Poverty, Justice and Climate Change (Paperback)
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Just One Planet - Poverty, Justice and Climate Change (Paperback)
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Loot Price R598
Discovery Miles 5 980
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* A call to arms to take care of the earth-because we have "just
one planet"* Climate change threatens the survival of cultures,
species and whole ecosystems* Demonstrates that if we fail to take
action on climate change, we run the risk of failing on poverty
reduction, which means abandoning 40% of humanity to extreme
deprivationThe impacts of climate change are being felt all around
the world and as they become more damaging and widespread, it is
the 2.7 billion people who live on less than $2 a day who will be
hit first and hardest. Changes in patterns of rainfall and river
flow, more flooding and drought will make the livelihoods of poor
people more and more precarious. And as the numbers of people at
risk of hunger grow so will the incidence of infectious
diseases.Lament is not good enough--we must take action. Based on
analysis of the evidence for climate change and the vulnerability
of poor people, Just One Planet makes clear the link between
consumer and political choices in the North and impacts in the
South. It advocates both mitigation-to reduce the severity of
climate change now and in the future-and adaptation-to increase the
ability of poor people to survive climate change impacts. And it
offers a plan of action: advice on how to mitigate climate change,
suggestions for policy changes and examples of projects already in
process.An indispensable reference for NGOs, government policy
advisors, researchers, students, and specialists in the areas of
development, climate and environmental studies, Just One Planet is
also a call to arms for anyone who cares about the only planet we
have.
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