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Climate change has led to frequent weather changes, from torrential rainfall to droughts, which have caused widespread damage. Its impact on our daily lives is becoming more severe.
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), published a report last month on the effects of global heating that included “adaptation steps” to reduce the negative effects of climate change.
Climate change has many effects. They include rising sea levels, damage to the agricultural and fishing industry, water shortages, spread of infectious diseases, increased refugee numbers, and the extinction or reintroduction of living organisms.
Climate change is affecting between 3.3 billion-3.6 billion people worldwide, or close to half of the population. The majority of these people live in developing countries and have low incomes.
It is crucial that developed countries lead the way in promoting adaptive measures to overcome this situation. Funds have been established to assist developing countries. Reforestation, agricultural support, and coastal development work are all underway. But all of this needs to be done faster.
Japan has also begun to make efforts.
These moves include developing rice varieties that can withstand extreme temperatures and changing crops to meet temperature changes. Another option is to move bases to more productive locations.
Michizakura Shizo, a sake maker that had been based at Gifu Prefecture in central Japan for 140 years, relocated to Hokkaido two years ago. This is Japan’s northernmost Prefecture. Koji Yamada (62), the company president, said, “It became difficult for us produce sake as we had always done.”
In order to maintain the sake’s temperature, the brewer has found that it requires large quantities of ice. The brewer states that temperature management to control sake’s taste is easier in the new location.
But adaptation alone will not solve the problem of global climate change. The IPCC report highlighted that such measures were nearing their limit.
The Paris Agreement stipulates that countries must limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels. If greenhouse gases are not cut, the world could see 1.5 C of warming in 20 years.
The report warned the world that “if global temperature rises transiently above (the mark of 1.5 C) in the coming decades or earlier, then there would be additional severe risks.”
The world’s energy supply is now unstable due to Russia’s invasion in Ukraine. This could make it difficult for decarbonization efforts to stagnate. It will be difficult to recover from the damage if we merely sit by and watch. We must not be lazy in taking countermeasures.
