The impacts of climate change will not be experienced in isolation, but will affect humans in the context of the way we live
The 'Human dynamics of climate change' map aims to illustrate some of the impacts of climate and population change in the context of a globalised world.
There are two types of information included in the map - present-day human dynamics, and projected future changes in climate and population between a present day baseline (1981-2010) and the end of the 21st century (2071-2100).
The climate projections shown do not include any assumptions about adaptation or adaptive capacity. They represent the potential long-term influence of climate change on human activity, and may be thought of as a driver of change. This map shows a 'business as usual' greenhouse gas concentration scenario ( RCP8.5) that contains no explicit greenhouse gas emissions mitigation, with a 'middle of the road' socio-economic scenario ( SSP2) for population change.
To illustrate how the information on the map can be interpreted, an overview of the global picture is included in the supplementary information, and a number of regional case studies are explored on the map itself. However, the different impacts (both positive and negative), and the different contexts in which these impacts occur, interact in multiple, complex ways.
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