WeCyclers subscriber Awawu Iyiola, 61, watches as a member of the recycling team weighs her bags of collected waste in Ebute Metta, Lagos, Nigeria on Thursday 14th March 2019.
The complexities of climate change and its associated jargon can prove difficult to digest. TheCable’s climate quick facts will help to demystify these climate concepts through easy-to-understand and straight-to-the-point explanations.
Here are some to keep at the tip of your fingers:
- The Inter-govermenral Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says global warming will intensify the world water cycle, causing a more variable, and changing monsoon precipitation and the level of wet and dry events.
- The Global Commission on Adaptation (ACD) says an investment of about $1.8 trillion in early warning systems, climate-resilient infrastructure, improved dryland agriculture, global mangrove protection and resilient water resources globally could generate $7.1 trillion in avoided costs, social and environmental benefits.
- The International Labour Organisation (ILO) says about 6 million jobs could be created in recycling and waste management, if a circular economy, based on the principles of reduce, reuse and recycle is adopted.
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