IPCC summaries summarize opportunities for climate action
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) mostly produces publications in English, limiting access to information in Latin America. This time, the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) has decided to make available the Spanish translations of the summaries of the Working Group II (WGII) of the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) of the IPCC.
"In this report, the interdependence of climate, biodiversity, and people is recognized, and natural, social, and economic sciences are integrated more effectively than in previous IPCC assessments," explained Hoesung Lee, IPCC Chair. "By restoring degraded ecosystems and conserving, effectively and equitably, between 30% and 50% of terrestrial, marine, and freshwater habitats, society can benefit from nature's capacity to absorb and store carbon, and we can accelerate progress towards sustainable development," according to Hans-Otto Pörtner, Co-Chair of IPCC Working Group II.
As Debra Roberts, Co-Chair of IPCC Working Group II, explains, "This way, different interests, values, and worldviews can be reconciled. Solutions will be more effective by combining specialized scientific and technological knowledge with indigenous and local knowledge. If we fail to achieve sustainable and climate-resilient development, we will have a future for people and nature that is far from optimal."
The Working Group II Report provides a detailed assessment of the impacts and risks of climate change and adaptation to it in cities where more than half of the world's population lives. The health, lives, and livelihoods of people, as well as essential assets and infrastructure, including energy and transportation systems, are increasingly affected by hazards such as heatwaves, storms, droughts, floods, and slow-onset changes like sea-level rise.
Growing urbanization poses significant challenges when there is no planning and high levels of poverty and unemployment. Still, cities can mitigate the impacts of climate change by providing clean water and utilizing renewable energies.
The three summaries that will be published gradually are expected to be useful for citizen advocacy, policy debates, and education in Spanish-speaking countries. The first document, "How Climate Change Affects Life on Earth: A Summary for Everyone," is available in Spanish for download at: https://www.iai.int/en/news/detail/Summary-For-All-How-Climate-Change-is-Impacting-Life-on-Earth
The original summaries in English are available at: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg2/resources/external-resources.
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