In a year beset by record high air and ocean temperatures, wildfires and floods, and manifest across the globe, the reality of climate change is undeniable. However, dangerous climate change is but one of many interconnected symptoms of human ecological overshoot, along with relentless degradation of the natural environment, loss of biodiversity, and a host of social, economic and political trends.
Read MoreThe theme of this year’s International Open Access Week is “Open for Climate Justice”. Climate change affects different people and places unevenly, leading to inequalities within and across nations, and between current and future generations.
Read MoreThere is no doubt that the effects of climate change cannot be eliminated, but their impact on the society and country at large can be considerably minimised by taking proper remedial measures well in advance and a planned manner. In this regard, adaptation measures should be a policy priority.
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