World Ark Magazine - November/December 2007 - (Page 47) Lake Chad sits at the borders of Chad, Cameroon, Nigeria and Niger. Once one of the world’s largest lakes, it has shrunk by 94 percent in the past 50 years due in part to increased agricultural irrigation but also a significant decrease in rainfall. take the lead on mitigation. This December, representatives from over 180 nations will debate action on climate change in Bali, Indonesia. The hope is to reach agreement on the process of achieving a new international treaty on global warming. It has become clear that action is needed to save the environment and end poverty and hunger—these imperatives have become interwoven as never before. But whether new agreements will go far enough—and the role America will play—remains very much in doubt. The rich world must make far more strenuous efforts than have been made to date—both in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and assisting the poor who will suffer the worst consequences. Acting now on climate change is not only a matter of avoiding environmental and economic losses; it is a moral and humanitarian concern. Humanitarian organizations such as Red Cross/Red Crescent and Care International have been ramping up their focus on climate change, because of the larger disasters it is likely to cause (such as floods) as well as its disproportionate impact on the poor. That there remains uncertainty about the magnitude and type of some of the impacts (flooding or droughts, or both at different times) makes this a more urgent call to action. Impacts might turn out better than the average forecast. But as has received growing attention, they could possibly turn out to be much worse. It makes sense to take out insurance against this calamity by taking stronger action now. In so doing we protect not only ourselves, but also the poor, who caused very little of the problem. www.heifer.org November/December 2007 | WORLD ARK 47 JACQUES DESCLOITRES, MODIS L AND RAPID RESPONSE TEAM, NASA/GSFC http://www.heifer.org
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of World Ark Magazine - November/December 2007 World Ark - November/December 2007 Contents Letters For the Record The Good Life Asked & Answered Pursuing Happiness (PRODUCT) RED: Consumer Power Fights AIDS in Africa Rwanda Reconciles End Hunger Now Protecting the Poor from Climate Change Mixed Media Heifer Bulletin Heifer Spirit Heifer Calendar Reflection World Ark Magazine - November/December 2007 World Ark Magazine - November/December 2007 - World Ark - November/December 2007 (Page Cover1) World Ark Magazine - November/December 2007 - World Ark - November/December 2007 (Page Cover2) World Ark Magazine - November/December 2007 - Contents (Page 1) World Ark Magazine - November/December 2007 - Letters (Page 2) World Ark Magazine - November/December 2007 - Letters (Page 3) World Ark Magazine - November/December 2007 - For the Record (Page 4) World Ark Magazine - November/December 2007 - For the Record (Page 5) World Ark Magazine - November/December 2007 - 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