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Conférence mondiale sur le climat: Conférence d'experts sur le climat et l'homme, Genève, Février 1979.
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World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Abstract
The First World Climate Conference was one of the first major international meeting on climate change. Held on 12-23 February 1979 in Geneva, the Conference was sponsored by the World Meteorological Organization WMO) and a number of other international bodies. Essentially a scientific conference, it was attended by scientists from a wide range of disciplines. In addition to the main plenary sessions, the conference organized four working groups to look into climate data, the identification of climate topics, integrated impact studies, and research on climate variability and change.
The Conference focused mostly on how climate change might impact human activities. It examined the possible impacts on specific activities such as agriculture, fishing, forestry, hydrology, and urban planning. The conclusions were summarized in the Declaration of the World Climate Conference, which highlighted the international community's emerging perception of the climate as a vital natural resource. It recognized that humanity's survival requires us to live in harmony with nature, and it urged governments "to foresee and to prevent potential man-made changes in climate that might be adverse to the well-being of humanity." The declaration also identified the leading cause of global warming as increased atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide resulting from the burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, and changes in land use.
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ORG/WMO/1 B
Publisher
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
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Geneva (Switzerland)
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01/01/1979
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ORG/WMO/1 B
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The First World Climate Conference, 12-23 February 1979, Geneva, Switzerland
Keywords
agriculture
anthropogenic emissions
atmospheric circulation
carbon dioxide
climate change
climate impacts
climate variability
conferences
declarations
deforestation
fisheries
forestry
fossil fuels
global warming
hydrology
LULUCF
natural resources
urban planning
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