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Glossary Climate Centre

8 Jul 2024

Climate change Actions taken to reduce or prevent the emission of greenhouse gases IPCC, mitigation and other pollutants into the atmosphere, with the goal of reducing 2022 the magnitude and/or rate of long-term climate change. [...] The occurrence of a value of a IPCC, extremes weather or climate variable above (or below) a threshold value near 2022 the upper (or lower) ends of the range of observed values of the variable. [...] Climate-related risks can be assessed based on a variety of factors, including the magnitude and frequency of the hazard, the vulnerability of the exposed system, and the capacity of the affected population or organization to cope with the impacts. [...] Climate risk screening The screening process is a methodology to identify climate risks, key Climate gaps, opportunities and priorities for climate action at operational Centre and institutional level, through collaboration between the mission and the Climate Centre screening teams. [...] An IPCC Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and related global green- house gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty.

Authors

Boer de, Tesse

Pages
6
Published in
Netherlands

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