Climate change, however, should not be considered in isolation from other global environmental stresses.
The first World Climate Conference in 1979 framed climate change as a global political issue, giving way to similar conferences in 1985, 1987, and 1988. Climate Change is the defining issue of our time and we are at a defining moment. For instance, by 2100, global sea level rise would be 10 cm lower with global warming of 1.5°C compared with 2°C. Climate change, however, is a global challenge that does not respect national borders. Climate Change Research Needs to Be Integrative and Interdisciplinary Climate change affects a wide range of human, ecological, and physical properties and processes, and it interacts in complex ways with other global and regional environmental changes. At the Toronto Conference in 1988, climate change was suggested to be almost as serious … Conclusions and Recommendations for future public policy decision making with respect to adapting to the im- pacts of climate change; â ¢ Focus on reducing current and future vulnerabilities to climate change im- pacts, promoting sustainability, and limiting risks in regions and sectors; â ¢ Aim to develop a coordination mechanism with state and local governments, NGOs, tribes, and the private sector; â ¢ … In 1985, the Advisory Group on Greenhouse Gases (AGGG) was formed to offer international policy recommendations regarding climate change and global warming. Further, policy-makers usually deal with multiple social objectives (e.g., poverty elimination, promotion of economic growth, protection of cultural resources), while competing stakeholder desires compound the allocation of scarce resources. The report highlights a number of climate change impacts that could be avoided by limiting global warming to 1.5°C compared to 2°C, or more.