6 Big Findings from the IPCC 2022 Report on Climate Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability https://www.wri.org/insights/ipcc-report-2022-climate-impacts-adaptation-vulnerability
February 27, 2022 By Kelly Levin, Sophie Boehm and Rebecca Carter
six takeaways from the report:
1. Climate impacts are already more widespread and severe than expected with just 1.1 degreees C warming..
2. We are locked into even worse impacts from climate change in the near-term. The IPCC estimates that in the next decade alone, climate change will drive 32-132 million more people into extreme poverty. Global warming will jeopardize food security, as well as increase the incidence of heat-related mortality, heart disease and mental health challenges.
3. Risks will escalate quickly with higher temperatures, often causing irreversible impacts of climate change.
4. Inequity, conflict and development challenges heighten vulnerability to climate risks. Many rural communities also face increasing climate risks, particularly Indigenous Peoples and those whose livelihoods depend on sectors directly exposed to climate risks, such as agriculture, fishing and tourism.
5. Adaptation is crucial. Feasible solutions already exist, but more support must reach vulnerable communities.
The good news is that existing adaptation options can reduce climate risks if they’re sufficiently funded and implemented more quickly.
- Social programs that improve equity and justice:
-Ecosystem-based adaptation:
- New technologies and infrastructure: (unfortunately we in Mumbai have the coastal road project, which itself needs to "reclaim" a large portion of the sea )
6. But some impacts of climate change are already too severe to adapt to. The world needs urgent action now to address losses and damages.