Globalwarmingiscausingmorethan300000deathsandabout$125billionineconomiclosseseachyearaccordingtoareportbytheGlobalHumanitarianForumanorganizationledbyAnnantheformerUnitedNationssecretarygeneral.
ThereporttobereleasedFridayanalyzeddataandexistingstudiesofhealthdisasterpopulationandeconomictrends.Itfoundthathuman-influencedclimatechangewasraisingtheglobaldeathratesfromillnessesincludingmalnutrition(营养不良)andheat-relatedhealthproblems.
Butevenbeforeitsreleasethereportdrewcriticismfromsomeexpertsonclimateandriskwhoquestioneditsmethodsandconclusions.
Alongwiththedeathsthereportsaidthatthelivesof325millionpeopleprimarilyinpoorcountrieswerebeingseriouslyaffectedbyclimatechange.Itprojectedthatthenumberwoulddoubleby2030.
RogerPielkeJr.apoliticalscientistattheUniversityofColoradoBoulderwhostudiesdisastertrendssaidtheForum’sreportwas“amethodologicalembarrassment”becausetherewasnowaytodistinguishdeathsoreconomiclossesrelatedtohuman-drivenglobalwarmingamidthemuchlargerlossesresultingfromthegrowthinpopulationsandeconomicdevelopmentinvulnerable(易受伤害的)regions.Dr.Pielkesaidthat“climatechangeisanimportantproblemrequiringourutmost(极度的)attention.”Butthereporthesaid“willharmthecauseforactiononbothclimatechangeanddisastersbecauseitissodeeplyflawed(有瑕疵的).”
HoweverSorenAndreasenasocialscientistatDalbergGlobalDevelopmentPartnerswhosupervisedthewritingofthereportdefendeditsayingthatitwasclearthatthenumberswereroughestimates.HesaidthereportwasaimedatworldleaderswhowillmeetinCopenhageninDecembertonegotiateanewinternationalclimatetreaty.
InapressreleasedescribingthereportMr.Annanstressedtheneedforthenegotiationstofocusonincreasingtheflowofmoneyfromrichtopoorregionstohelpreducetheirvulnerability(弱点)toclimatehazards(危害)whilestillcurbing(限制)theemissionsoftheheat-trappinggases.Morethan90%ofthehumanandeconomiclossesfromclimatechangeareoccurringinpoorcountriesaccordingtothereport
1.WhatisthefindingoftheGlobalHumanitarianForum?