New reports on climate change impact in 10 developing countries (Durban)
A series of reports examining the impact of climate change in 23 countries
has been launched on the sidelines of the UN climate talks in Durban. South
Africa.
The reports produced by the UK Met Office Hadley Centre assess
the latest research and make projections using a comprehensive range of 21
climate models also used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(IPCC).
There are 10 developing countries among the 23, which is a mix
of major economies and those particularly vulnerable to climate change. Most
studies on vulnerable and developing countries are based on single climate
models or limited variables making the projections not that authoritative and
comprehensive.
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Each report contains:
- A description of key features of national weather and climate, including an analysis of new data on extremes
- An assessment of how man-made climate change has altered the risk of temperature extremes
- A prediction of future climate conditions, based on climate model projections used in the Fourth Assessment Report from the IPCC.
- The potential impacts of climate change, based on results from the UK's Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change programme (AVOID) and supporting literature.
You can download the latest version of the reports:
- Argentina (PDF, 6 MB)
- Australia (PDF, 4 MB)
- Bangladesh (PDF, 4 MB)
- Brazil (PDF, 7 MB)
- China (PDF, 10 MB)
- Egypt (PDF, 6 MB)
- France (PDF, 8 MB)
- Germany (PDF, 6 MB)
- India (PDF, 5 MB)
- Indonesia (PDF, 5 MB)
- Italy (PDF, 8 MB)
- Japan (PDF, 5 MB)
- Kenya (PDF, 5 MB)
- Mexico (PDF, 6 MB)
- Peru (PDF, 7 MB)
- Republic of Korea (PDF, 5 MB)
- Russia (PDF, 8 MB)
- Saudi Arabia (PDF, 6 MB)
- South Africa (PDF, 6 MB)
- Spain (PDF, 7 MB) , Spain: study limitations. (PDF, 14 kB)
- Turkey (PDF, 7 MB)
- UK (PDF, 6 MB)
- USA (PDF, 5 MB)
Contact information | n/a |
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News type | Inbrief |
File link |
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate-change/policy-relevant/obs-projections-impacts |
Source of information | http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate-change/policy-relevant/obs-projections-impacts |
Keyword(s) | climate change |
Subject(s) | RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY |
Relation | http://www.emwis.net/topics/climatechange |
Geographical coverage | Egypt, Turkey, Spain, France, Italy |
News date | 08/12/2011 |
Working language(s) | ENGLISH |