Bahrain News Agency
THIS YEARS REPORT IS DEDICATED TO THE CHALLENGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE
FACING THE WORLD - THE MOST IMPORTANT CHALLENGE OF THE 21ST CENTURY.
THE RESORT WARNS ALL PEOPLE TO REFLECT UPON HOW WE MANAGE THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PLANATE EARTH WE SHARE IN COMMON. THE ENTIRE HUMAN COMMUNITY IS REQUIRED TO UNDERTAKE IMMEDIATE AND
STRONG COLLECTIVE ACTION BASED ON SHARED VALUES AND SHARED VISION. FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THIS CHALLENGE WILL STALL THEN REVERSE INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TO REDUCE POVERTY, SAYS UNDO REPORT. THE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT (HR) 2007 -2008 REPORT SHOWS THAT CLIMATE CHALLENGE IS NOT JUST A FUTURE SCENARIO. INCREASED EXPOSURE TO DRAUGHTS , FLOODS AND STORMS IS ALREADY DESTROYING OPPORTUNITY AND REINFORCING INEQUALITY.
IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE WORLD IS MOVING TOWARDS THE POINTS AT WHICH ECOLOGICAL CATASTROPHE WOULD BE IRREVERSIBLE AND UNAVOIDABLE.
THESE IS A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY FOR AVOIDING THE MOST DAMAGING CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS , BUT THE WINDOW IS CLOSING : THE WORLD HAS LESS THAN A DECADE TO CHANGE COURSE. ACTION TAKEN OR NOT TAKEN IN THE YEARS AHEAD WILL HAVE A PROFOUND BEARING ON THE FUTURE COURSE OF HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT, WARNS THE REPORT.
THE HDR 2007 - 2008 ASSERTS THAT THE MOST WEALTHY COUNTRIES, SPECIFICALLY OECD COUNTRIES , ARE FALLING TO MEET THEIR TARGETS FOR
CUTTING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS UNDER KYOTO PROTOCOL. IT, HOWEVER, CLEARLY RECOGNIZES THAT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES CAN NOT
BE EXPECTED TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AT THE SAME RATE FOR OVER THE SAME TIME FRAME. ECONOMIC GROWTH AND POVERTY REDUCTION EFFORTS CAN NOT BE SACRIFICED. HOWEVER, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WITH HIGHER CARBON FOOTPRINTS, INCLUDING BAHRAIN WILL NEED TO START TO
UNDERTAKE CHANGES BY 2007,BUT WITH SUPPORT FROM DEVELOPED COUNTRIES.
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