HIST 106 Lecture 4: Lecture 4 Notes
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What happened in the 17th century > indicates that changing climate change could affect (negatively) the social and political factors of the world. Consequences: famines, diseases, state failure > this may also lead to international conflict. Climate change adaptation report (2014): the report outlines states that climate change would essentially aggravate already present social issues (e. g. poverty) and also threaten domestic stability. However, it is important to note that assuming climate change as a crisis does not take into account technological developments that are developed to adapt to issues of climate change, e. g. the floating houses in rotterdam. Agricultural developments in which plants are resilient to salt water (due to rising sea levels) Some people are also not just adapting to climate change, but also benefiting from it (now individuals are able to farm in the arctic > i. e. greenland) Crisis and opportunity: in other words, different people benefit from different changes in climate change.
