Drought risk in the Anthropocene: from the jaws of death to the waters of life
Drought risk in the Anthropocene: from the jaws of death to the waters of life
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DOI：
10.1098/rsta.2022.0003
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发表时间：
2022-10-24
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影响因子：
5
通讯作者：
Bevan, James
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作者：
Bevan, James
在这篇结束文章中，环境署首席执行官詹姆斯·贝文爵士介绍了人类世：这个新时代对人类和自然意味着什么，我们是如何走到这一步的，以及我们下一步需要走向何方。本文阐述了这个时代最显着的特征，即人类活动引起的气候变化，对干旱风险和极端天气产生的惊人影响。为了应对这些挑战，詹姆斯爵士将回顾世界领导人在 COP26 上取得的进展，并制定下一步需要采取的措施，以减轻失控的气候变化带来的最严重影响并适应不可逆转的影响。特别是，他将研究需要采取哪些措施来避免 2019 年他所说的“死亡之口”，即自来水公司规划图表上的这一点，如果我们不干预，水需求将在 20 年后超过供应。詹姆斯爵士将阐述环境署与企业、政府、民间社会一起正在做什么，以及皇家学会可以提供哪些帮助。最后，本文阐述了为什么我们应该乐观地把气候危机转化为创造一个更美好世界的机会。本文是英国皇家学会 Science+ 会议问题“人类世的干旱风险”的一部分。
In this closing article, Sir James Bevan, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency, sets the scene on the Anthropocene: what this new epoch means for humans and nature, how we got here, and where we need to go next. This article sets out the alarming impact that the epoch's most distinctive feature, climate change caused by human activity, is having on drought risk and extreme weather. In response to these challenges, Sir James will review the progress made by world leaders at COP26, and set out what needs to happen next to mitigate the worst impacts of runaway climate change and to adapt to impacts that are irrevocable. In particular, he will examine what needs to be done to escape what in 2019 he called the ‘jaws of death’, the point on water companies' planning charts some 20 years from now where if we don't intervene water demand will outstrip supply. Sir James will set out what the Environment Agency is doing alongside business, government, civil society and what the Royal Society can do to help. Finally this article argues why we should be optimistic we can turn the climate crisis into an opportunity to create a better world. This article is part of the Royal Society Science+ meeting issue ‘Drought risk in the Anthropocene’.
影响因子：
3.2
作者：
Prudhomme, Christel;Young, Andy;Allen, Stuart
通讯作者：
Allen, Stuart