Climate change
Write in the third person format
Assignment
Research one natural disaster caused by climate change, for example, a tropical cyclone, a storm causing floods, a hurricane, etc. Focus of your essay. Select your own natural disaster, but check the suitability with your tutor.
Alternatively, you might wish to consider one of the following:
1. Hurricane Katrina.
2. Floods in Pakistan.
3. Wildfires in California.
Task 1: Introduction to climate change and how it affects the planet (20 marks)
In your introduction, you should introduce climate change and explain how it affects the planet in terms of natural disasters.
Consider the following:
The causes of climate change
The effects of climate change on the planet
The type of disaster you have chosen to represent the effects of climate change on the planet.
The location and year of the disaster(Approximately 150 words)
Task 2: The economic, social, environmental impacts of natural disasters caused by climate change (20 marks)
In this section of your essay, you should investigate the impacts of your disaster.
Consider the following:
The states, communities, and individuals who were most affected by it
The social, economic, and environmental impacts of the disaster(Approximately 250 words)
Task 3: Domestic and international legislation relating to climate change (20 marks)
This section outlines legislation that currently exists in relation to natural disasters caused by climate change.
Consider the following:
International legislation
Domestic legislation in the state or states that were affected by your chosen disaster
(Approximately 150 words)
Task 4; The effectiveness of inter-governmental methods of tackling climate change and examine obstacles to international cooperation (20 marks)
Your task, in this final section of you report, is to explain how international governments have tried to come together to tackle climate change.
Consider the following:
The effectiveness of international climate change initiatives
The challenges associated with finding a mutually acceptable solution to the climate change Problem(Approximately 450 words)
