ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE


• The use of combustible fossils; • The destruction of forests that absorb Carbon dioxide; and


• Changes in land exploitation and agricultural activities.


Global warming would be


the main consequence of this concentration of SEG (Synthetic echo generator) with an increase in the global surface average temperature from 1.5 to 3 °C. According to the second IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) Report, it is mainly human activities, especially the combustion of combustible fossils, modification in soil exploitation and agriculture, which causes an increase in the atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases that tends to warm the atmosphere. These experts predict that the


composition, resistance or productivity of natural and developed ecosystems, on the functioning of socio-economic systems or on the health and welfare of man.2


Climate change draws its main sources from:


variation of the concentration of SEG and aerosols will lead to an evolution of climatic parameters or climate links like temperature, precipitations, humidity of the soil and sea level both at the regional and global


levels. Moreover, the vulnerability of some human communities in the face of hazards like storm, floods and droughts has increased due to population growth and the occupation of some drainage areas of water course and sloping plains.3 Climate change has a considerable impact on vegetation, water resources, land use, soil productivity and natural resources as a whole. This impact can in turn have consequences on the lifestyle of the concerned populations and cause extreme problems. In arid regions, climate change is likely going to aggravate the degradation process of the soil and desertification.


Linking the two According to a study carried out by the IPCC, by 2100, global average temperatures of air on the surface will increase by 2 °C compared to in 1990. According to scientific scripts, arid regions shall become warmer and no more humid,


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Opposite page: the effects of desertification; Above: The PAPNCC and the PDNP signing the Convention to help in the fight against climate change. Left: desertification in action


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