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Millennium Development Goals 2000 - 2015
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? d e t c e n n o c r e t in ls a o g e s How are the Discuss in pairs.
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Goal 7 Environmental Sustainability
Target: introduce long term measures into government policies which are for the good of all humanity.
Goal 8 Global Partnership
Target: All countries work together for a more equitable world. All nations to help poorer nations receive a fair share of the world’s wealth.
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Goal 7
Environmental Sustainability
Goal 8
Global Partnership
Stewardship
Interdependence
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The world’s wealthiest countries have emitted more than their fair share of greenhouse gases. Resultant floods, droughts and other Climate Change impacts continue to fall disproportionately on the world’s poorest people and countries, many of which are in Africa Archbishop Desmond Tutu June 2005.
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Mohammad Tahib Shoro, 47, surveys the damage to his house in the village of Khanpur in Pakistan’s Sindh district. Only four days ago, his family had to flee for their lives when the waters broke through a flood defence in the village of Khanpur. “I have no money to move elsewhere so I will have to wait until the waters go down and try to salvage what I can. If it wasn’t for Trócaire’s support I may not have been able to rescue all my children never mind some of my possessions.”
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People walk for miles to the dried up river Enziu in Maatini village, Kitui to get water. They dig through the sand and scoop the sandy water into water cans to carry home to drink, feed livestock and for household use. The region suffered a severe drought in 2007.
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The area known as Kessler in Mississippi, USA is just a few hundred yards from Biloxi Beach. Flood waters and high winds along with the tidal swell devastated the area during hurricane Katrina.
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Image courtesy of Frank Carr / (frankhound: flickr)
Ireland experienced a record breaking cold spell at the end of 2010 with the lowest ever recorded temperature in Ireland at -19.1째C. This picture is of Slieve League in County Donegal in late December.
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The remains of a goat on the outskirts of Lodwar, northern Kenya. The region has been hit by a severe drought which decimated livestock throughout east Africa, with 90% of animals having died in many communities.
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? e u s is n a e g n a h c e t a Why is clim While weather can change dramatically in the course of a day, climate usually takes thousands of years to change. The reason why people are concerned now is because the climate is changing more quickly than before. People from the developing world who have done the least to cause the problem of Climate Change are being worst affected. While rich countries consume and use energy levels far beyond what is fair and sustainable, the greatest impact is being felt by the poorest people, who are least able to cope.
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All across the world, in every kind of environment and region known to man, increasingly dangerous weather patterns and devastating storms are abruptly putting an end to the long-running debate over whether or not climate change is real. Not only is it real, it’s here, and its effects are giving rise to a frighteningly new global phenomenon: the man-made natural disaster. Barack Obama. April 3rd 2006. Energy Independence and the Safety of Our Planet. Chicago
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Global warming’s chief causes are burning fossil fuels, such as coal, oil, and natural gas, and releasing them into the atmosphere, and the emission of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases due to human activities such as industrial processes, fossil fuel combustion, and deforestation. Though our planet has warmed and cooled several times, yet now there seems to be a rapid warming, all due to our activities.
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The amazon rainforest is being destroyed. Massive deforestation brings with it many ugly consequences. Air and water pollution, soil erosion, malaria epidemics, the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, the eviction and decimation of indigenous Indian tribes, and the loss of plants and animals. Fewer rainforests mean less rain, less oxygen for us to breathe, and an increased threat from global warming.
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The Polar Ice caps are melting at an alarming rate. By one recent measure, several Greenland ice sheets have doubled their rate of slide. By the end of the century, the world could be locked in to an eventual rise in sea levels of as much as 20 ft. According to NASA scientists, 2005 was one of the hottest years in more than a century.
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Coral reef ecosystems will not survive the global warming and acidification of the oceans. The rise of carbon dioxide emissions and the resultant climate warming from the burning of fossil fuels are making oceans warmer and more acidic, which is triggering widespread coral disease and stifling coral growth. Without the reefs there is no habitat for the thousands of lifeforms that call these coral reefs home.
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Mangroves have declined by up to half over the last 50 years. Destruction of these tropical coastal woodlands accounts for about 10% of carbon dioxide emissions from deforestation, the second largest source of CO2 after fossil fuel combustion. The tidal waters in which the trees thrive are a natural nursery for dozens of species of fish and shrimp essential to commercial fisheries around the world.
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As the climate has changed over the last century, the world’s land ice cover has responded. Nowhere is this more noticeable than in mountain glaciers. The world’s glaciers have, on average, lost more ice than they have gained over the past century, so they have a “negative mass balance”. This meltwater inevitably makes its way into the oceans, where it contributes to sea level rise. Estimates from thousands of gauges throughout the world suggest that sea level has been rising about 2 mm a year for most of the century. Most of this sea level rise is due to thermal expansion of the ocean as the world warms, but glaciers also make a significant contribution.
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The U.S. Climate Change Science Program issued a report predicting an increase in extreme weather in North America, including both floods and droughts, as a result of global warming. There is strong evidence that heavy downpours will become more common and more severe along with the rise in global temperature. But what, you might ask, does this have to do with droughts? “When it rains, it rains harder and when it’s not raining, it’s warmer – there is more evaporation, and droughts can last longer.”
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Locheramoe Kuwom from the village of Kaaruko in Lokori, northern Kenya. “I am getting weaker every day. I have not had a proper meal in seven days. I had nothing yesterday except for tea. The day before I had a bit of palm fruit. There is a lot of hunger here. If this situation goes on, most of the people who live here will die.�
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Children in the school greenhouse in the community of Falukani, Bolivia. The greenhouse provides a healthy addition to the childrens diet. In the harsh altiplano region water can be scarce here and food hard to grow.
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El Salvador has a tropical climate with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The rainy season extends from May to October, this time of year is referred to as invierno or winter. Almost all the annual rainfall occurs during this time. Trocaire has helped Jose and the people in his village of Los Conces build a water storage system and water point which provides the village with water during the long dry season.
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A peanut formula, known as ‘plumpy nut’, is given to severely malnourished children. The St. Patrick’s health clinic outside of Lodwar, northern Kenya, has handed out 750 packets already this month. Over one third of children in the area are badly malnourished as a result of a drought which has left 13 million people across east Africa in need of emergency relief. Trocaire is using donations from Irish people to bring food, water and medical care to affected communities.
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Members of De Vasquez Family at their home, El Presidio Liberado, El Salvador. Climate change is a fact of life for thousands of people living along the banks of the Lempa, the largest river in El Salvador. They may not understand why the climate is changing but they know it is. Rains come late or start and then stop unexpectedly. Floods wash seeds or crops away. This has a devastating effect on farmers who have been able to sow their crops confidently for generations.
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Under each heading make a list of small changes you can make to save energy. Home
School
Community
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Time for Action is NOW!
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• Create an awareness campaign in your school or community about small ways to save energy • Calculate your school’s carbon footprint • Invite a speaker from Trócaire to discuss more on the issue • As a class or individually make a personal promise of a small way you are going to reduce your energy consumption • Showcase your work in a school magazine. • Celebrate Earth Day on April 22nd!
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