Global environment monitoring systems: the potential socio-economic effects of climate change: a summary of three regional assessments

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationScience Division
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-26T19:27:41Z
dc.date.available2019-08-26T19:27:41Z
dc.date.issued1991
dc.descriptionThis document presents a synthesis of three regional studies—conducted in Brazil, in the combined region of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand, and in Vietnam—exploring the potential socio-economic impacts of climate change and variability. Through a combination of climate scenario modelling, analysis of current climate hazards, and expert-led assessments, it outlines region-specific risks such as drought-induced hunger and malnutrition in Brazil’s Northeast, simulated coastal inundation and agricultural yield reductions in Southeast Asia under 2xCO₂ scenarios, and heightened vulnerabilities in Vietnam’s energy, agriculture, and fisheries sectors due to changing rainfall patterns, sea-level rise, and temperature increases. The report emphasizes how socio-economic factors like poverty and infrastructure shape the severity of impacts, and stresses the importance of context-sensitive policy responses. It concludes that adaptation and mitigation efforts must involve both national governance and international cooperation to effectively address the diverse and regionally specific risks posed by climate change.en
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dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29671
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number31 p.
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectclimate change
dc.subjectBrazil
dc.subjectIndonesia
dc.subjectMalaysia
dc.subjectViet Nam
dc.subjectenvironmental monitoring
dc.subject.sdgSDG 1 - No Poverty
dc.titleGlobal environment monitoring systems: the potential socio-economic effects of climate change: a summary of three regional assessmentsen
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