Climate Change
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Terms & Synonyms | Climate Change |
Official WHO Definition | |
Other Definitions | Climate change refers to a statistically significant variation in either the mean state of the climate or in its variability, persisting for an extended period (typically decades or longer).
Climate change may be due to natural internal processes or external forcings, or to persistent anthropogenic changes in the composition of the atmosphere or in land use. Note that the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), in its Article 1, defines “climate change” as: “a change of climate which is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere and which is in addition to natural climate variability observed over comparable time periods.” The UNFCCC thus makes a distinction between “climate change” attributable to human activities altering the atmospheric composition, and “climate variability” attributable to natural causes. |
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Interpretations and Explanations
References
Change WHO-Lexicon page (translations and examples)
See also
A Climate of Conflict: The Links Between Climate Change, Peace and War
Climate change, human security and violent conflict
'Climate Change as a Security Risk'
Climate Conflict: Common Sense or Nonsense?
Policy Note on Climate and Security, Jon Barnett 2007."Climate Change and Security in Asia:Issues and Implications for Australia" [1],
Climate change and water resources in the Mediterranean Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability - 2nd volume of IPCC’s ‘Climate Change 2007’ report
Mountain Weather and Climate: A General Overview and a Focus on Climatic Change in the Alps
Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change
External Resources
Attachments
IPCC Synthesis report 2007 Climate Change.pdfIPCC Glossary.pdf
