Social Dimensions of Climate Change


	Social Dimensions of Climate Change

kmcolo

6-18-2008 1:26 PM

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climate change, global warming, society

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/53635a43-8959-468e-8d0c-76a94496991f/6A89910D-0EB6-4AAE-A5F2-1557C6373B3C/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTSOCIALDEVELOPMENT/0,,contentMDK:21659919~pagePK:210058~piPK:210062~theSitePK:244363,00.html" href="http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTSOCIALDEVELOPMENT/0,,contentMDK:21659919~pagePK:210058~piPK:210062~theSitePK:244363,00.html" style="font-size: 11px;">web.worldbank.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTSOCIALDEVELOPMENT/0,,contentMDK:21659919~pagePK:210058~piPK:210062~theSitePK:244363,00.html"><DIV>The issue of climate change has thrust itself into the forefront of global debate. However, while the natural science of climate change is increasingly certain on what will happen to earth’s climate, the debate on the likely social consequences of climate change for human society is still in its infancy.  </DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTSOCIALDEVELOPMENT/0,,contentMDK:21659919~pagePK:210058~piPK:210062~theSitePK:244363,00.html"><UL dir="ltr"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"><DIV class="style37"><FONT face="Verdana, Helvetica" size="2">How will people’s lives and livelihoods change as a result of climate change?</FONT></DIV></LI><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"><DIV class="style37"><FONT face="Verdana, Helvetica" size="2">What are the likely consequences for different groups of people within society, for example, indigenous peoples or fishing communities? </FONT></DIV></LI><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"><DIV class="style37"><FONT face="Verdana, Helvetica" size="2">For those already confronting war, crime, hunger, disease or insecure livelihoods, how will they manage additional threats stemming from climate change? </FONT></DIV></LI><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"><DIV class="style37"><FONT face="Verdana, Helvetica" size="2">Will insecurity worsen and for whom?</FONT></DIV></LI><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"><DIV class="style37"><FONT face="Verdana, Helvetica" size="2">What policies should be put in place to help people cope?</FONT></DIV></LI></UL></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/6A89910D-0EB6-4AAE-A5F2-1557C6373B3C/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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