Rising sea levels could represent the biggest threat to the planet, unless you are able to contain the consequences of climate change. This statement issued in the capital of Nepal, Kathmandu, by Nobel laureate Rajendra K. Pachauris.
The Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), chaired by Pachauris, predicted that the average level of the ocean waters could rise by .18 to 0.59 meters in the coming years. The scientist also said that a change "irreversible and abrupt" of that variable could result in the extinction of 20/30 per cent of plant and animal species.
At the invitation of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, which includes India, China, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Myanmar and Bhutan, Pachauris spoke of climate change in the Himalayan region and the mode of adaptation and mitigation to effects. In his view, the sea level rise will affect coastal areas quickly lower, but also in the long term, at an altitude of more land as in Asia, likely due to more frequent floods and droughts.
Pachauris also believes that a change must be "immediate and drastic" lifestyle is needed to tackle climate change, since it would be enough to perform simple actions like turning off the lights in a room when you move to another, to reduce the 'everyday impact of anthropic action on climate change

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