IJREH | To Review the Impact and Copping Strategies of Climate Change in Developing Countries

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To Review the Impact and Copping Strategies of Climate Change in Developing Countries

Yaregal Tilahun Geremewe

International Journal of Rural Development, Environment and Health Research(IJREH), Vol-3,Issue-6, November - December 2019, Pages 186-195, 10.22161/ijreh.3.6.1

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Abstract:

Rapid change in climate is set to alter the delicate balance that exists between man and nature. The literature to this effect points out that the poorest countries and communities are likely to suffer the most because of their geographic locations, low income and low institutional capacity, as well as their greater reliance on climate-sensitive sectors like agriculture. Even if climate mitigations plans are implemented properly there will be some degree of warming due to inertia of emissions already released. As such, there is a strong consensus about the need of adaptation to changing climatic conditions. Adaptation to climate change is given increasing international attention as the conﬁdence in climate change projections is getting higher. Developing countries have speciﬁc needs for adaptation due to high vulnerabilities, and they will in this way carry a great part of the global costs of climate change although the rising atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations are mainly the responsibility of industrialized countries. Adaptation is believed to enhance the resilience against increasing climate variability. In this backdrop, the objective of the present paper is, therefore, to systematically and critically review the existing literature on the impacts of climate change and choice of adaptations across countries and draw insights for suggesting a comprehensive policy framework particularly for developing countries in this regard. The paper ﬁnds that the role of government and civil society is crucial for enabling efﬁcient adaptation methods. Development policies and programs having synergy effect with climate change initiatives help adapt with the changing climate better. However, the availability of clean technology in developing countries will play the decisive role in controlling their growth rate of emission.

Keywords:

Climate change, vulnerability, cooping strategy, impact, developing country.

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