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1、A A p po oc ck ke et t g gu ui id de eT Th he e N NE EW W c clli im ma at te e d de ea allC Clli im ma at te e a an nd d t th he e e ec co on no om mi ic c c cr ri is si is s“ “T Th hi is s i is s t th he e g ge en ne er ra at ti io on n t th ha at t m mu us st t s st to op p t th he e s sp pr re ea
2、 ad d o of f t th he e p po ollllu ut ti io on n t th ha at t i is s s sllo ow wlly y k ki illlli in ng g o ou ur r p plla an ne et t. R Ro olllli in ng g b ba ac ck k t th he e t ti id de e o of f a a w wa ar rm mi in ng g p plla an ne et t i is s a a r re es sp po on ns si ib bi illi it ty y t th
3、ha at t w we e h ha av ve e t to o o ou ur rs se ellv ve es s, , t to o o ou ur r c ch hi illd dr re en n, , a an nd d a allll o of f t th ho os se e w wh ho o w wi illll i in nh he er ri it t c cr re ea at ti io on n llo on ng g a af ft te er r w we e a ar re e g go on ne e.” ” Barack Obama, Strasb
4、ourg, April 2009The year 2009 will be remembered as the year of the financial crisis,right? Wrong,we hope.2009needs to be remembered as the yearthe world found an answer to climate change,the year it found the political will to meet the challengeand found hopeandopportunityin doing so. For out of cr
5、isis comes opportunity.And out of the twin perils of financial and climatic crises comes the opportunity to bring the global economy back in line with global ecology; to put the future development of the world economy for ALL its citizens on a sustainable foundation.T TH HA AT T i is s t th he e c c
6、h ha alllle en ng ge e a an nd d o op pp po or rt tu un ni it ty y o of f 2 20 00 09 9.1 1In celebration of young peoples immense enthusiasm and commitment to the climate change cause, the paintings used in this publication are entries to the International Childrens Painting Competition on the Envir
7、onment organized by UNEP, the Foundation for Global Peace and Environment, Bayer and Nikon. The theme of the competition was climate change. They were also part of the Paint for the Planet campaign (www.unep.org/paint4planet).Front cover, Andrew Bartolo, Malta; p3, Banson; p4, Evdokia Vallis, Greece
8、; p5. Laura Paulina Tercero Araiza, Mexico; p6, Abdul Rahman Anwar Elmeligg, Saudi Arabia; p9 (from top) UNFCCC, IISD, US State Department, IISD/UNDP/UNEP, IISD; p13, Charlie Sullivan, UK; p14, Daniela Melendez, Colombia; p15 Netpakaikarn Netwong, Thailand; p17, Alex Smith, USA; p18, Kevin Van Den B
9、roucke, Belgium; p20, Obamamedia; p23, Gloria Ip Tung, China; p25, Jerrika C. Shi, Philippines; p27, Zayan Masood, Bangladesh; p28, Anoushka Bhari, Kenya; p29, Laurent Ipperciel, Canada; p30, Andriy Palamarchuk, Ukraine; p31, Katherine Liu, USA; p32, Maria Kassabian, Nigeria; p33, Elizaveta Rossokha
10、, Ukraine; p35, Dave Laurence A. Juntilla, Philippines; p37, Guy Jayce Nindorera, Burundi; p38, Tewanat Saypan, Thailand; p45, Giselle Lau Ching Yue, China; Inside back cover, Earth Hour/Shepard Fairey.Published in May 2009 by WWFWorld Wide Fund For Nature (formerly World Wildlife Fund), Gland, Swit
11、zerland. Any reproduction in full or in part of this publication must mention the title and credit the above-mentioned publisher as the copyright owner. text and graphics: 2009 WWF All rights reservedISBN 978-2-88085-300-6 The material and the geographical designations in this report do not imply th
12、e expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of WWF concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.Written by Fred Pearce Editors: Kim Carstensen, Kathrin Gutmann, Martin Hiller, Stefan SingerA BANSON Production Cam
13、bridge, UKPrinted by The Lavenham Press (UK) on FSC papers using vegetable- based inks.C Cr ri is si is s and o op pp po or rt tu un ni it ty yNobodyshould underestimate the task faced by climate negotiators this year, nor its urgency. Climate change is already contributingto severe droughts, floods
14、 and hurricanes, and spreading diseases such as malaria and dengue fever. It is damaging critical ecosystems including the Great Barrier Reef, the Amazon rainforest and the Arctic. Scientists say the heat wave in Europe in 2003, which killed 30,000 people, could not have happened without global warm
15、ing. The world is on course to see entireisland nationsdisappear as sea levels rise. In addition to the almost 1 billion food-insecure people, many more in developing countries will face food insecurity if deserts spread, if the Asian monsoon system is substantively changed, or if the freshwater sup
16、ply from melting mountain glaciers such as those in the Himalayas becomes increasingly erratic. The UNs authorized climate institution, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), calculates that unchecked climate change will cut global food production by up to 40per cent by 2100. Worse still, the planet may be close to “tipping points” with entire ecosystems “flipping” into a new state
