1.8
The Human and Social Upheavals of the Transition
The Effects of Climate Change are Global
The dimensions of ‘sustainable’ development:
These cascading and systemic effects do not affect everyone equally:
TERRITORIES
depending on the location
individuALs
depending on their resources, which determine their capacity for resilience
A liveable and equitable transition also has a social dimension.
The Consequences of Climate Change: over 3 billion People Already Highly Vulnerable
due to their geographical exposure
SEA LEVEL RISE
3 billion people ARE already highly vulnerable
People living in areas considered vulnerable:
Jakarta soon to be under water
- Coastal areas and islands
- Mountain regions
- Polar regions, etc.
TEMPERATURES
Dying from heat, a risk for 30% of the world's population
The Consequences of Climate Change: over 3 billion People Already Highly Vulnerable
Due to their socio-economic vulnerability
Least developed countries and regions of the world with low HDI: - Environmental constraints, - Social constraints, - Economic constraints, - Health constraints
Image
They impact their living conditions.
Developed countries: Individuals, businesses and regions are extremely sensitive to climate change.
Find out more +
Resources
Socio-spatial Disparities and Inequalities in the face of Climate Change
Accumulation of risks for poor populations
Less capacity to act in their living environment (choices are constrained by necessity).
- Steep areas (flooding, mudslides, landslides)
- Areas prone to flooding (coastlines, deltas, etc.)
- Hazardous activities nearby (industrial and agricultural sites that may pose a risk to the environment and local residents)
Fragile areas have few amenities and are more exposed risks:
Migration Dynamics
climate refugees
Breakdown of internal displacement between 2008 and 2018
Displacement related to conflict or violence
25%
Displacement due to disasters: extreme weather events resulting from the effects of climate change, geophysical activity
75%
Find out more +
Resources
Migration Dynamics
climate refugees
Forecasts for 2050 indicate that the number of people displaced due to climate change could reach
The majority of displaced populations originate from Asia.
between 200 and 250 million.
Find out more +
Resources
Climate Change is a Matter of Social Justice
Global inequalities in responsibility and impacts of climate change
The impacts are more severe for vulnerable populations → who have limited means to adapt to the consequences of climate change
responsabilitY
Responsabilité
The richest 1% generate as much carbon emissions as the poorest two-thirds of humanity.
ImpactS
Climate inequalities- OXFAM 2023
climate CHANGE
Climate Change is a Matter of Social Justice
Creation of a Loss and Damage Fund - COP 28, 2023
climate justice
Losses and Damages Fund
It suggests that responsibility for combating climate change should be shared among those who contribute most to the problem, while addressing the systemic, socio-ecological and intergenerational inequalities it causes.
Financial assistance to ‘particularly vulnerable’ countries to help them cope with the impacts of climate change.
Find our more +
Resources
The environment: ‘what surrounds us’, i.e. the places and settings in which societies live. Humans are part of this ecosystem, as a species that interacts with others and shapes and transforms its habitat. The transformation of ecosystems through human activities turns them into complex socio-ecological systems with multiple interactions.
Resources
Find our more +
Human Development Index (HDI) by Country 2026- World Population Review
Resources
Find out more +
Disaster displacement, a global review 2008-2018- GRID
Losses and Damages FundCOP 28, 2023
The fund will be financed mainly by voluntary contributions (grants), but also by private donations or loans.
The allocation criteria reduce the possibility for certain states to benefit from it, and the legal concepts on which the management of this fund is based are not all defined.
Number of days exceeding the threshold for potentially deadly weather conditions in 2100, in a scenario with a sharp reduction in greenhouse gas emissions (left) and in a scenario where emissions continue at the current rate (right).
Nature Climate Change
environmental
Viable
liveable
sustainable
Social
economic
Equitable
jakarta
10 M
Population
of the city below sea level
40%
subsidence of the city in 30 years
4m
of the city submerged in 2050
95%
Moving the capital to another island merely shifts the problem, as the local population will remain there.
Greater Jakarta Floods: A Crisis of Urban Planning and Climate Vulnerability- Broadsheet Asia
Why Jakarta Is Sinking Faster Than Any Other City in the World- Seasia
Resources
Find out more +
Climate disasters displaced 250 million people in past 10 years- the Guardian
Global trend 2024 report- UN refugee agency (UNHCR)
Resources
Find out more +
COP28 Summit Approves $475 Million Loss and Damage Fund- CleanTech Times
WORLD INEQUALITY REPORT 2022- World Inequality Lab
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1.8
The Human and Social Upheavals of the Transition
The Effects of Climate Change are Global
The dimensions of ‘sustainable’ development:
These cascading and systemic effects do not affect everyone equally:
TERRITORIES
depending on the location
individuALs
depending on their resources, which determine their capacity for resilience
A liveable and equitable transition also has a social dimension.
The Consequences of Climate Change: over 3 billion People Already Highly Vulnerable
due to their geographical exposure
SEA LEVEL RISE
3 billion people ARE already highly vulnerable
People living in areas considered vulnerable:
Jakarta soon to be under water
TEMPERATURES
Dying from heat, a risk for 30% of the world's population
The Consequences of Climate Change: over 3 billion People Already Highly Vulnerable
Due to their socio-economic vulnerability
Least developed countries and regions of the world with low HDI: - Environmental constraints, - Social constraints, - Economic constraints, - Health constraints
Image
They impact their living conditions.
Developed countries: Individuals, businesses and regions are extremely sensitive to climate change.
Find out more +
Resources
Socio-spatial Disparities and Inequalities in the face of Climate Change
Accumulation of risks for poor populations
Less capacity to act in their living environment (choices are constrained by necessity).
Fragile areas have few amenities and are more exposed risks:
Migration Dynamics
climate refugees
Breakdown of internal displacement between 2008 and 2018
Displacement related to conflict or violence
25%
Displacement due to disasters: extreme weather events resulting from the effects of climate change, geophysical activity
75%
Find out more +
Resources
Migration Dynamics
climate refugees
Forecasts for 2050 indicate that the number of people displaced due to climate change could reach
The majority of displaced populations originate from Asia.
between 200 and 250 million.
Find out more +
Resources
Climate Change is a Matter of Social Justice
Global inequalities in responsibility and impacts of climate change
The impacts are more severe for vulnerable populations → who have limited means to adapt to the consequences of climate change
responsabilitY
Responsabilité
The richest 1% generate as much carbon emissions as the poorest two-thirds of humanity.
ImpactS
Climate inequalities- OXFAM 2023
climate CHANGE
Climate Change is a Matter of Social Justice
Creation of a Loss and Damage Fund - COP 28, 2023
climate justice
Losses and Damages Fund
It suggests that responsibility for combating climate change should be shared among those who contribute most to the problem, while addressing the systemic, socio-ecological and intergenerational inequalities it causes.
Financial assistance to ‘particularly vulnerable’ countries to help them cope with the impacts of climate change.
Find our more +
Resources
The environment: ‘what surrounds us’, i.e. the places and settings in which societies live. Humans are part of this ecosystem, as a species that interacts with others and shapes and transforms its habitat. The transformation of ecosystems through human activities turns them into complex socio-ecological systems with multiple interactions.
Resources
Find our more +
Human Development Index (HDI) by Country 2026- World Population Review
Resources
Find out more +
Disaster displacement, a global review 2008-2018- GRID
Losses and Damages FundCOP 28, 2023
The fund will be financed mainly by voluntary contributions (grants), but also by private donations or loans.
The allocation criteria reduce the possibility for certain states to benefit from it, and the legal concepts on which the management of this fund is based are not all defined.
Number of days exceeding the threshold for potentially deadly weather conditions in 2100, in a scenario with a sharp reduction in greenhouse gas emissions (left) and in a scenario where emissions continue at the current rate (right).
Nature Climate Change
environmental
Viable
liveable
sustainable
Social
economic
Equitable
jakarta
10 M
Population
of the city below sea level
40%
subsidence of the city in 30 years
4m
of the city submerged in 2050
95%
Moving the capital to another island merely shifts the problem, as the local population will remain there.
Greater Jakarta Floods: A Crisis of Urban Planning and Climate Vulnerability- Broadsheet Asia
Why Jakarta Is Sinking Faster Than Any Other City in the World- Seasia
Resources
Find out more +
Climate disasters displaced 250 million people in past 10 years- the Guardian
Global trend 2024 report- UN refugee agency (UNHCR)
Resources
Find out more +
COP28 Summit Approves $475 Million Loss and Damage Fund- CleanTech Times
WORLD INEQUALITY REPORT 2022- World Inequality Lab