20091202 comenius social aspects
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GROUP 1From the social point of view:
Droughts and spreading deserts
• Not practical for cities• Improve the cities that are at risk of
becoming surrounded by deserts• Irrigation systems, pumps and recycling
water• Building cities in the deserts• Refugees
Floodings• Fatal consequences
• Evacuation
• Starvation
Sea levels rising
• The population migrating
• Hard to find homes
• People could die• Seperations
Deforestation
• If you cut down all the trees in a big forest the area will slowly become a desert.
• People who live there have to move and it will be much harder to find fresh water.
Lack of fresh water
• Increased need for fresh water
• Emigration• Climate refugees
• Lack of fresh water all over the globe
• Spreading of waterborn diseases.
Changing salintiy levels
• Icebergs melting
• Salinity levels changes
• Fishes migrate• People losing their income
• Lack of fish
Climate refugees• People who are forced to move• Seperation• Depression• Forced to adapt • Cultural clashes.
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