Where will most of the impacts be felt?
• The Arctic – High rates of warming are projected, which will have impacts on natural systems and human communities. Average temperatures in the Arctic have increased at almost twice the global average rate in the past 100 years. • Africa – Because of projected climate change impacts, such as drought, water stress, reductions in crop yields and sea-level rise, plus Africa’s low capacity for adapting to climate change. • Asian and African megadeltas – Due to their large populations and high exposure to sea-level rise, storm surges and river flooding. • Small islands – Where people and infrastructure are at high exposure to projected climate change impacts, such as sea-level rise, coastal erosion and reduction of fresh water resources. What about impacts in Europe? Europe will not be spared. The IPCC expects nearly all European regions to be negatively affected by some future impacts of climate change and these will pose challenges to many economic sectors. Climate change is expected to
