Reflections from COP19, Wednesday 13 November

Today at COP19 in Poland there are several important events, a little window of the reality. Evidence of loss and damage from climate change is already happening, says the UNU report, at the press release from Institute for Environment and Humana Security (UNU-EHS), and the press with Dr. Koko Warner presented how the risks are associated with climate change, loss and damage. It is crucial because threats their losses post to sustainable development ad food production. It is happing every where? In the counties where they have research and project it suggest this, but in the same is necessary more understanding of the impacts of climate variability.

On the press meeting with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the provisional statement on the state of the climate 2013 observed. The previous results show as warmer year and a warm trend. Changes in the sea ice extend is evident in the Arctic and is continuous melt of the ice since the last decades. Annual sea level rise in the Pacific is where is most observed and warmer r water it is higher the average from the last decade. The combination of extreme winds and waves are making the cost communities more vulnerable.

COP19, Poland

COP19, Poland

How does the climate change affect extreme events, in these context the wind speech’s and storms like the recent event in Philippines are observed more frequently.

It is still difficult link extreme events and climate change.

At the IPCC press meeting with Thomas Stoker, Jonathn Lynn and Renete Crist, about the report of Climate Change 2013, on the key questions it is how to prevent and how many parts of CO2 change the temperature before we reach the dangers level, it is necessary consider the scenarios. Regarding the ocean energy balance, it was observed the water salt had changed and also the ph of the ocean. Where did the energy go half of it associated with reduction a atmosphere and internal variability of the climate system.

It is crucial changes and decisions that are so relevant to procedure in order for a sustainable climate with less impact of events such as natural disasters. Time is not on our side but the question is if we are all together to support these decisions▄