![]() ![]() The Caribbean rallied around the slogan “1.5 to stay alive”. Global surface temperature was 1.1 ☌ higher in 2011–2020 than 1850–1900, with larger increases over land than over the ocean. The Caribbean must act now to enable a secure tomorrow,” according to Professor Michael Taylor, Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology and Professor with specialisation in Environmental Physics, Caribbean Climate Variability, Climatology, Climate Change, who leads the Climate Studies Group at Mona.Ī consortium member of The UWI’s Global Institute of Climate Smart and Resilient Development (GICSRD), the Climate Studies Group, Mona harnesses UWI expertise in climate change, resilience, sustainable development and disaster risk reduction across all UWI campuses.Ĭompiled by CSGM, here are 10 urgent takeaways for the Caribbean from the new global report. We no longer have the luxury of delaying or deferring action. ![]() The present and future threat posed by climate change is even greater than we imagined. So far, the scientific report reflects significant implications for the region, with UWI climate scientists raising a clarion call in the Caribbean for greater attention to be given to the report. Among these experts was Professor Tannecia Stephenson, from the Climate Studies Group, Mona (CSGM) at The UWI, Mona the only Caribbean small island scientist in the team. It covers the latest scientific knowledge, painting a stark picture of climate change to date and what is to come.Ī team of global science experts drafted the SPM of the Working Group I contribution to AR6. This Working Group I report is the first instalment of the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) - series of global assessments of climate change and its impacts-which will be completed in 2022. On August 9, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis Full Report, Summary for Policymakers (SPM) and the Technical Summary. ![]()
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