Sustainable Development
How does climate action help achieve sustainable development?
1. Climate action
a) adaptation and mitigation strategies are complementary responses
b) may create risks and benefits
2. Climate change is a threat multiplier
a) exacerbates other threats to natural and human systems
b) resulting in uneven climate-related effects
3. Climate change constrains development paths
a) uneven impacts of climate change globally
b) places additional burdens on disadvantaged communities and developing countries
Watch how the two teams battle against each other with strategies and solutions on the possible challenges of water shortage, energy shortage and food crises with climate change.
4.55 Water Resilience
16.30 Energy Resilience
30.00 Food Resilience
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/watch/resilience-quest/resources-critical-4202141
Climate action can be classified into 2 broad strategies:
Mitigation strategies: Efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to slow down climate change and enhance carbon sinks.
Adaptation strategies: Efforts to adjust to climate change and its effects in order to reduce harm, instead of trying to slow down or stop climate change from happening.
