Act Now or Pay Later

Act Now or Pay Later

From the Economist, March 5th , 2022 issue

Day 1 of 2

The UN Climate report (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued on February 28th), writes about "Adept adaptations" which have already made a difference:

One example is Ahmedabad, a city in Gujarat, in western India, which the report praises for pioneering “preparedness for extreme temperatures and heatwaves” by adopting an early warning system (the first in South Asia) and changing building regulations to stop the trapping of heat, among several other measures.

Another instance is the use of sand dams in Kenya. These increase storage of groundwater in riverbanks by up to 40%, thus helping people weather droughts.

To be continued tomorrow*