| INTERNATIONAL
ECONOMY: Warming 'will affect every region' Financial Times; Feb 20, 2001 By FRANCES WILLIAMS Every region in the world will suffer the adverse effects of global warming, with poor countries and poor people bearing the brunt, according to an authoritative scientific assessment by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published yesterday. The IPCC said projected increases in global temperatures over the coming century would damage ecosystems, lead to more devastating floods and droughts, increase the range of tropical diseases and cut food production in most of the developing world. more ...... |
| World Disasters Seen As Global Warming
Outcome Mon February 19 7:51 PM ET By Robert Evans GENEVA (Reuters) - Massive flooding, disease and drought could hit rich and poor countries around the world over coming decades if global warming is not halted, an authoritative U.N. scientific team warned Monday. The scientists said they foresaw glaciers and polar icecaps melting, countless species of animals, birds and plant life dying out, farmland turning to desert, fish-supporting coral reefs destroyed, and small island states sunk beneath the sea according to a 1,000-page report by the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). more ..... |
| Scientists spell out risks from global warming WebPosted Mon Feb 19 18:59:11 2001 GENEVA (CBC) - An international panel of scientists is warning governments and citizens around the world to get ready for more extreme weather patterns. The grim assessment was contained in a report by the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, issued in Geneva Monday. The report concludes that poor countries and small islands will be hardest hit by the devastating increase in cyclones, droughts and flooding. But it also says rich countries will also face upheaval, as storms and rising sea levels lash areas such as North America's Atlantic coast. more ..... |
| New UN report says global warming will bring catastrophic climate change Mon February 19, 2001 GENEVA (AP) - Tropical island paradises and glistening Alpine skiing retreats may be lost to future generations, while melting ice caps in polar regions could unleash climate changes that would continue for centuries, according to a UN report released Monday. The report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said poor countries would bear the brunt of devastating changes as a result of global warming. But it warned that the rich wouldn't be immune, with Florida and parts of North American's Atlantic coast likely to be lashed by storms and rising sea levels. more ..... |
| Governments Agree: Global Warming Impact Serious Mon February 19, 2001 GENEVA (ENS) - The poorest and least adaptable parts of the world will suffer most from climate change over the next 100 years, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said today in a major report on the impacts of increased global temperatures. Global warming is bringing changes in weather patterns, water resources, the cycling of the seasons, ecosystems, and extreme climate events. The effects of these climate changes are detailed in an objective assessment of the most up to date, peer reviewed scientific research available. more ..... |
| Warm-up
could create 'environmental refugees' International Herald Tribune, Tue February 20 7:51 PM ET By Elizabeth Olson GENEVA - Rising global temperatures may create a new wave of refugees flooding into Europe to escape untenable living conditions, particularly in North Africa, according to scientists examining current changes in the world's climate. The report was issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which advises the world's governments under the auspices of the United Nations. more ..... |
| Global Warming's Likely Victims New York Times, Mon February 19, 2001 By Andrew C. Revkin Global warming is expected to increase crop yields in temperate northern regions while harming agriculture in the tropics, further widening the gap between rich, industrialized countries and poor developing nations, according to a new analysis by an influential network of scientists. The report, "Climate Change 2001: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability," is being released today at a meeting in Geneva and on the Internet by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which advises the world's governments under the auspices of the United Nations. more ..... |
| Climate
will "lead to hungry century" BBC News, Monday, 19 February, 2001, 10:59 GMT By environment correspondent Alex Kirby Scientists say rising global temperatures will condemn millions to hunger this century. In a United Nations report, they say agricultural production will decline in Asia and Africa, while Australia and New Zealand will become short of water. Europe will face a higher flooding risk, and the eastern seaboard of the US may expect more storm surges and coastal erosion. And the harder climate change bites, the likelier it is that profound and possibly irreversible changes will occur. The scientists are members of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a UN body bringing together many of the world's leading climatologists. more ..... |
| UN officials and NGOs urge action on climate Planet ARK, February 20, 2001 GENEVA - United Nations officials and environmental bodies on Monday urged governments to act quickly to slow global warming by shaping meaningful international pacts to reduce carbon emissions. Heads of UN agencies and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) issued their appeals in the wake of a report by an influential panel of scientists warning that rising temperatures were pushing the world towards potential catastrophe. While the UN officials were diplomatic, the NGOs pointed the finger firmly at richer countries, and especially the United States, as the main culprits for warming. "This catastrophe was made in the rich countries of the North," said Frances Maguire of the Netherlands-based Friends of the Earth International. more ..... |
| UN delivers apocalyptic warning on climate Independent News, February 20, 2001 By Michael McCarthy, Environment Correspondent The world's poor will be the hardest hit by global warming this century, says a UN report on climate change. World-wide, heavier floods, worse droughts, more violent storms, failing agriculture and much increased disease can be expected, the report warns. The underprivileged and destitute in developing countries will feel the impact most, and the income gap with developed countries will widen. The report is the official view of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the body of several hundred scientists advising governments on global warming since 1990. The IPPC's findings, seen as the most authoritative estimates of changing climate, are used as the basis of policy by all governments. more ..... |
| Greenpeace says report reveals "climate emergency" Monday February 19, 02:28 PM AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Greenpeace says a new environmental warning from United Nations-backed scientists has revealed a "climate emergency" which the world's richest nations needed to tackle urgently. "It is time for governments, particularly the new Bush administration, to show that they're taking the reality of climate change seriously," said Bill Hare, climate policy director for the Dutch-based environmental group. Hare said the G8 environment ministers meeting in Italy next month needed to put climate change at the top of the agenda. Since the G8 countries were the ones most responsible for the changes, they had the greatest responsibility to take hard action, he said. Scientists backed by the United Nations warned on Monday that floods, famine, disease epidemics and other disasters could strike countries around the world in coming decades if the current rate of global warming persists. The potential disaster scenario, a report by the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)--. more ..... |
| To see a summary for policy makers of "Climate Change 2001: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability," visit the IPCC website at: http://www.unep.ch/ipcc/ |