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2007/2008 Streaming videos

Note: Broadcast quality footage is available upon request. Please contact boaz.paldi@undp.org.

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Climate change and human development

The Human Development Report 2007/2008 warns that the world has less than a decade to avoid a climate change crisis that could bring unprecedented reversals in poverty reduction, nutrition, health and education to the world's poorest people.

Magnum video

One Planet, One Chance

Campaign video produced by Magnum In Motion. Photographs by Magnum Photographers.

Robinson (GIF)

Climate change - Human rights

Interview with Mary Robinson, Former UN Human Rights Commission talking about climate change as a human right.

  • Web streaming [256K] - [56K]
  • Duration: 00:01:45:00
Pachauri (GIF)

Climate change - Effects on the poor

Dr. Rajendra K Pachauri, Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) talks about how climate change affects the poor.

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  • Duration: 00:01:05:00
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CNN-Español: Interview with Marisol Sanjines

Pre-launch interview on the theme and issues of the 2007/2008 Human Development Report.

  • Web streaming in Spanish [256K] - [56K]
  • Duration: 00:05:01:00

2007/2008 Broadcast footage

Shocks (JPG)

Climate change - Climate shocks

Although specific climate shocks can not be attributed to climate change, the Human Development Report warns that catastrophic climate events will increase dramatically in the future.

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  • Duration: 00:02:25:00
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Climate change - Science

Malte Meinshausen of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Change Impact explains the science behind the Human Development Report.

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  • Duration: 00:01:45:00
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Climate Change – Adaptation

The Human Development Report says that the rich countries need to take up the challenge and help poor countries adapt to the changing climate.

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  • Duration: 00:03:56:00
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Climate Change – Agriculture

The Human Development warns that farmers in poor countries are likely to suffer as a result of changing weather due to climate change.

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  • Duration: 00:03:00:00
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Climate Change – Water shortage

As the effects of climate change grow, various countries in across the globe will suffer water shortages as a result of receding glaciers.

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  • Duration: 00:02:40:00
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Climate Change – Ecosystem collapse

One effect of climate change may be the warming of sea temperatures, which will in turn bleach and destroy coral reefs across the globe. Fishing communities in Indonesia are already suffering the consequences as their coral reefs die out.

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  • Duration: 00:03:36:00
Mitigation (GIF)

Climate Change – Mitigation

Important to reaching emissions targets for tackling climate change is mitigation. Mayor Bloomberg of New York City discusses, with commentary from Kevin Watkins, Lead-author of the Report.

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  • Duration: 00:02:31:00
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Figures, maps and illustrations from the Report

This video contains all the figures, maps, and illustrations from the 2007/2008 Report.

For a full list of our videos, visit the media centre's video page.