{"id":58203,"date":"2020-04-04T18:00:43","date_gmt":"2020-04-04T12:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=58203"},"modified":"2021-02-08T15:33:12","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T10:03:12","slug":"prelims-2020-part-3-4-list-of-indices-and-reports-environment-relatedworld-water-development-report-emission-gap-report-global-environment-outlook-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/prelims-2020-part-3-4-list-of-indices-and-reports-environment-relatedworld-water-development-report-emission-gap-report-global-environment-outlook-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"[Prelims 2020] [Part 3\/4] List of Indices and Reports: Environment-related: World Water Development Report, Emission Gap Report, Global Environment Outlook and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Students,<\/p>\n

In this post, we will discuss important Environment-related reports and indices released by international organizations\/NGOs since 2018-19.<\/p>\n

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This is the 3rd\u00a0part of a 4-series<\/strong> of posts on Important Reports and Indices.<\/strong><\/p>\n

For Part 1<\/strong>– Click here<\/a><\/p>\n

For Part 2<\/strong>– Click here<\/a><\/p>\n

List of Environment-related Reports and Indices<\/h5>\n
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Reports\/Indices<\/strong><\/td>\nDetails<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
World Water Development Report, 2020-<\/strong>“Water and Climate Change”<\/p>\n

-Annual report<\/td>\n

Published by<\/strong>: Produced by UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) and released by UN-Water.<\/p>\n

Key takeaways: <\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Longer-term shifts in temperature and precipitation and day-to-day weather variations within the next 50 to 100 years would increasingly expose agriculture and impact food security<\/li>\n
  • The vulnerability to climate change in Indus and Ganga-Brahmaputra agricultural systems is very high and high respectively<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
World Climate and Security Report<\/strong><\/td>\nPublished by:<\/strong> International Military Council on Climate and Security (IMCCS)<\/p>\n

Key takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Climate change-induced water insecurity is a significant driver of instability and will pose a significant or higher risk to global security by 2030<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

     <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Emission Gap Report<\/strong><\/p>\n

-Annual report<\/td>\n

Published by:<\/strong> UN Environment Programme (UNEP)<\/p>\n

Key takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • At the current pace, the world is heading for a 3.2\u00b0C temperature rise<\/li>\n
  • Greenhouse gas emissions had risen 1.5% per year over the last decade<\/li>\n
  • India is the third-largest emitter behind the United States and China respectively.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

     <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

6th<\/sup>\u00a0Global Environment Outlook (GEO)\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nPublished by:<\/strong> UN Environment Programme (UNEP)<\/p>\n

The assessment highlights the current state of the environment, illustrates possible future environmental trends and analyses the effectiveness of environmental policies.<\/p>\n

Key takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Environmental pollution is responsible for the premature deaths of nine million people a year<\/li>\n
  • Air pollution causes 6-7 million early deaths annually<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
World Air Quality Report 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n

Published by:<\/strong> Pollution tracker IQAir and Greenpeace<\/p>\n

Key takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Bangladesh is the most polluted country<\/li>\n
  • India is the 5th<\/sup> most polluted country<\/li>\n
  • 21 of the 30 most polluted cities in the world are located in\u00a0<\/strong>India<\/li>\n
  • Ghaziabad ranked the world\u2019s most polluted city<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Note: Ranking is based on PM 2.5 levels<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

State of the Global Climate Report 2019<\/strong><\/td>\nPublished by:<\/strong> World Meteorological Organization<\/p>\n

Key takeaway:<\/strong> Global average temperature in 2019 (January to October) was about 1.1 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial period.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Climate Change and Land<\/strong><\/td>\nPublished by<\/strong>: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)<\/p>\n
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  • The report is a special report by IPCC which complement the main Assessment Reports that the IPCC publishes every five or six years.<\/li>\n
  • The report explains how land-based activities such as agriculture, forestry, cattle-rearing and urbanisation are causing global warming, and is affected by climate change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

     <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services<\/strong><\/td>\nPublished by:<\/strong> UN\u2019s Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).<\/p>\n

Key takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Up to one million of Earth\u2019s estimated eight million plants, insect and animal species are at risk of extinction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Key global threats:<\/u><\/p>\n

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    • overexploitation of land and sea resources,<\/li>\n
    • illegal poaching,<\/li>\n
    • deforestation,<\/li>\n
    • plastic waste,<\/li>\n
    • fossil fuel emissions and climate change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI), 2020<\/strong>:<\/td>\nPublished by<\/strong>: Germanwatch, New Climate Institute and Climate Action Network (CAN)<\/p>\n

Key takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  • USA and Saudi Arabia topmost polluters.<\/li>\n
  • India was ranked 9th<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Global Climate Risk 2020 report<\/strong><\/td>\nPublished by:<\/strong> Germanwatch<\/p>\n

Key takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Japan, the Philippines, and Germany at the top for overall climate vulnerability in 2018.<\/li>\n
  • India was ranked 5th<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u201cOcean deoxygenation: Everyone\u2019s problem\u201d<\/strong><\/td>\nPublished by:<\/strong> IUCN<\/p>\n

Key takeaway<\/strong>: levels of oxygen in the oceans fell by around 2% from 1960 to 2010.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Global Futures Report<\/strong><\/td>\nPublished by:<\/strong> World Wide Fund for Nature, Global Trade Analysis Project and the Natural Capital Project.<\/p>\n
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  • The report analysed how the natural assets would change under various future development scenarios and how the consequent changes in ecosystem services would in turn affect the global economy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nature risk rising report<\/strong><\/p>\n

-First edition<\/td>\n

Published by:<\/strong> \u00a0World Economic Forum (WEF) in collaboration with PwC<\/p>\n
    \n
  • It explains how nature-related risks matter to business, why they must be urgently mainstreamed into risk management strategies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
World Energy Outlook 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

–<\/strong>Annual report<\/td>\n

Published by:<\/strong> International Energy Agency<\/p>\n