Antarctica: vulnerability as a global common Flashcards
1
Q
what makes it vulnerable
A
environment and the recourses
2
Q
what is in demand which makes it worse?
A
fossil fuels, minerals and fish
3
Q
the climate of Antartica is extremely…
A
fragile
4
Q
bc it is highly adapted to the extreme environment, what does this mean?
A
change in e.g. temperature, could have many devastating knock-on effects to the ecosystem
5
Q
what is antrtica even more vulnerable to?
A
climate change
6
Q
what does the vulnerablility of climate change mean?
A
the shared responsibility must consider the world’s emissions and contributions to global warming
