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The purpose of this section is to provide information on the activity taking place in South Africa at present to address climate change and ozone layer depletion- and their impacts - either by government or other parties (for example, business and industry, the research community and NGOs). Key topics are being addressed by several of these sectors working together, such as Vulnerability and Adaptation, the National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory, Mitigation and the Clean Development Mechanism. Information is provided here (in the section on Activities) on each of these.

Did You Know?

The concentration of C02 in the atmosphere has increased more than 30% since the dawn of the industrial revolution and is now higher than it has been in 430 000 years

Climate Change could put 25% of all land animals and plants on a path to extinction over the next 50 years

With global warming, water availability is expected to decrease. 5 billion people are expected to be loving in water stressed areas by 2050

1998 was the hottest year (globally) on record - followed by 2002, 2003 and 2004

Alaska's glaciers have melted more in the last 100 years than at any time in the past 10 centuries

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