CLIMATE CHANGE

What does a climate Consultant do?

Specific duties include working independently and with others to: Manage projects in the areas of climate adaptation, community resiliency, and climate risk management.

Different regions of the world have differences in temperature, humidity and precipitation. These differences influence the lifestyle of the people living under different climatic conditions. To understand different climatic conditions, let us discuss the factors which cause the variations in the climate of a place or a region.

Climate change is affecting everyone across every continent. The applications of climatology nowadays getting importance as sudden changes in weather and climate pattern. National economies are disrupted, lives are affected. preparing people for flood risk to ecological, social and economic losses,  climate change is a serious global issue that needs research, awareness, robust global and domestic policies .

Applications/Uses of Weather and Climate Data in Agriculture, planting times, frost probabilities, climate changes /fluctuations, water stress, Drought and flood.

Details may vary for different geographic regions.

Cyclones

Tropical cyclones, also known as typhoons or hurricanes, are among the most destructive weather phenomena. They are intense circular storms that originate over warm tropical oceans, and have maximum sustained wind speeds and heavy rains resulting in storm surges, flooding and landslides he health impacts of tropical cyclones depend on the number of people living in low-lying coastal areas in the storm’s direct path, the built environment including building design, and whether there is sufficient time for warning and evacuation.

Tropical cyclones, may directly and indirectly affect health in many ways, for example by:

increasing cases of drowning and other physical trauma; increasing risks of water- and vector-borne infectious diseases; increasing mental health effects associated with emergency situations; disrupting health systems, facilities and services, leaving communities without access to health care when they are needed most; damaging basic infrastructure, such as food and water supplies and safe shelter.

When tropical cyclones cause floods and sea surges, the risk of drowning and water- or vector-borne diseases increase. Additionally, flood waters may contain sewage and chemicals, hide sharp objects made of metal or glass and electrical lines, or host dangerous snakes or reptiles, which can cause diseases, injuries, electrocution and bites.

Role in consultancy

• Reports a critical and systematic literature review on cyclones.

• Identifies significant implications associated with cyclones.

• Contributes toward more resilient community and built environment.

• Highlights dwelling design plays a crucial role to mitigate impacts of cyclones.

Monsoon Management

Mastering the art and science of monsoon management holds the key to adaptation to adverse changes in temperature and precipitation caused by climate change leading to the more frequent occurrence of drought and floods. Media accounts of the monsoon behavior vary from day to day, from agony to ecstasy and then again to agony. Whether or not such deviations are related to climate change, the preparedness needed to enhance our coping capacity to meet the challenge of a very variable rainfall pattern is at present limited…

Carbon Credits

Carbon credits are a transparent, measurable and results-based way for companies to support activities, such as protecting and restoring irrecoverable natural carbon sinks, like forests or marine ecosystems and scaling nascent carbon removal technology, that keep global climate goals within reach.

Heatwaves

Heatwaves can burden health and emergency services and also increase strain on water, energy and transportation resulting in power shortages or even blackouts. Food and livelihood security may also be strained if people lose their crops or livestock due to extreme heat.

Heatwaves begin when high pressure in the atmosphere moves in and pushes warm air toward the ground. That air warms up further as it is compressed, and we begin to feel a lot hotter..

A heat wave is an extended period of unusually high temperatures and often high humidity. They are expected to become more frequent and more severe in future due to climate change. People affected by heat waves can suffer from shock, become dehydrated and develop serious heat illnesses.

Heat waves have significant impacts on both ecosystems and human beings. This is compounded by future climate scenarios which indicate more frequent and severe heat waves in certain locations. There are members of communities that are more vulnerable to the effects of heat waves such as the elderly and infants and this presents particular challenges for the future. Hence it is timely to undertake a critical and systematic review of the effects of heat waves and mechanisms to mitigate their effects. There are significant implications associated with heat waves such as extra power consumption, community health, water consumption and quality, and additional costs within the natural and built environments.

One of the critical issues is peak electricity demand which is closely linked with factors such as building occupant health and costs to consumers. Utilization of renewable and sustainable energy helps to mitigate this specific issue. Common policy instruments to deal with risks associated with heat waves include heat impact assessment and heat warning system.

Similarly, building design should take impacts of heat waves into consideration such as dwelling adaptation. This review provides useful inputs to both policy making and industry practice on improving the resilience of urban and regional areas in the event of extreme weather conditions such as heat waves in the future.