Climate Change and the Americas

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23 Oct 2006
PowerSwitch in Argentina - WWF energy scenario for the Argentinian power sector
PowerSwitch in Argentina - summary broachure in English and Spanish, and full report in Spanish.
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10 Oct 2006
Report: Climate change and insurance – an agenda for action in the US
Climate change poses serious risks to insurers and their customers, according to a new WWF-Allianz report
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14 Sep 2006
Clean Power In Brazil Means up to $15 billion Cost Savings
Brazil’s power sector could avoid up to US 15 billion in energy investments and create 8 million new jobs, while stabilising its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions that contribute to global warming to 2004 levels by 2020, according to a report released by WWF-Brazil. » Read more


 
Peasant farmer sets his plantation alight at the height of the drought and fears for forest fires. Forest fires are increasing, driven by climate change.

29 Aug 2006
Up In Smoke - Latin America and the Caribbean
The threat from climate change to the environment and human development in Latin America and the Caribbean
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The amount of Amazon rainforest under federal protection will triple to 500,000 km2 through the ARPA programme.<BR>

21 Mar 2006
Climate Change Impacts in the Amazon - Review of scientific literature
Climate change and deforestation could convert the majority of the Amazon rainforest into savanna, with massive impacts on the world’s biodiversity and climate. » Read more


 
30 Nov 2005
Brochure: Implications of a 2 degrees C rise for Canada's natural resources
Canada’s Atlantic fish will be squeezed into ever smaller patches of cool water, endangered Atlantic salmon will be doomed, and key boreal forest species will be stranded as their natural habitats erode, if the globe’s temperature is allowed to rise too far, says WWF. » Read more


 
30 Nov 2005
Report: Implications of a 2°C global temperature rise for Canada’s natural resources
Canada is a land of bounty. It is home to 10% of the world’s forests and freshwater resources; agriculture employs 15 million people and marine fisheries alone brings in an annual income of over CAN$2 billion. For a country where agriculture, forestry and fisheries make significant contributions to the national economy, Canada is especially susceptible to climate change. » Read more


 
28 Nov 2005
WWF PowerSwitch! scenarios for a clean energy future
WWF has produced PowerSwitch! scenarios for countries and regions around the world - to prove that a switch from coal to clean is possible. » Read more


 
25 Nov 2005
Global warming and the world's fisheries - case studies
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25 Nov 2005
Impacts of global climate change on freshwater fisheries
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