UNB, Dhaka :
A new map, launched at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on Thursday, showed the impacts climate change could have on the whole planet by the end of the century, if carbon emissions continue to increase.
The Human Dynamics of Climate Change map, developed by the Met Office Hadley Centre, showed a range of potential impacts, including an increase in the risk of flooding across 70 percent of Asia, according to a media release issued by the British High Commission in Dhaka.
The other potential impacts include temperatures on the warmest days of the year rising by 6°C or more across Europe, parts of Asia and part of North America, the number of days of drought going up by more than 20 percent in parts of South America, Australia and Southern Africa, sea temperatures rising by up to 4°C in some parts of the world and millions of people flooded due to sea level rise, particularly in East, Southeast and South Asia.
The map illustrated how climate change could affect the global economy as regions connected by trade are affected by changes in crop yield, droughts, flooding and high temperatures.
It also showed how many already water-stressed regions of the world could face an increase in the frequency and duration of droughts, at the same time as an increase in demand for water for agriculture and for the consumption of a growing population.
British Foreign Office Minister Mark Simmonds said, “This map shows how the impacts of climate change on one part of the world will affect countries in other parts of the world, particularly through the global trade in food.”
This reinforces the point that climate change is a global problem: no country is immune, and we all need to work together to reduce the risks to our shared prosperity and security.”
Dame Julia Slingo, the Met Office Chief Scientist, said, “We’ve used the latest science to assess how potential changes in our climate will impact people around the world. This map presents that information together for the first time. While we see both positive and negative impacts, the risks vastly outweigh any potential opportunities”.
