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Predicting where and when climate change risks appear, and how societies can reduce risk. Senior Researcher @ACDI_UCT ; @IPCC_CH #ClimateReport lead author
Jun 27, 2022 9 tweets 3 min read
🚨What would "just temporarily" overshooting 2C global warming mean for risks to biodiversity globally?

Here's a short 🧵about this increasingly relevant scenario based on some new research with @MeyerALS @Joanne_Bentley @alex_pigot @rodoulami

👇royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs… The history of climate change is a story of people slowly coming to terms with the truth.

The concept of overshoot should be next on the list for that reality check.
Mar 1, 2022 29 tweets 10 min read
I'm an author on the new #ipcc report and I study climate change impacts and adaptation options in #Africa. 🧵: How bad could it get? Who is most vulnerable? How can we adapt? Here's a report summary for Africa.

full report bit.ly/3vtrZhX
tldr bit.ly/3stJexM Image Multiple African countries are the most vulnerable to climate change impacts globally, especially countries in West, Central and East Africa

@cdknetwork has factsheets coming soon for each African sub-region ImageImage