Human dynamics of climate change
The Human dynamics of climate change poster studies the impacts of climate change in the context of present-day human dynamics
The impacts of climate change will not be experienced in isolation, but will affect humans in the context of the way we live.
The 'Human dynamics of climate change' poster aims to illustrate some of the impacts of climate and population change in the context of a globalised world. You can download the poster and the supplementary information below:
HDCC poster supplementary information
The video above introduces the poster and you can find further information below.
There are two types of information included in the poster - present-day human dynamics, and projected future changes in climate and population between a present day baseline (1981-2010) and the end of the 21st century (2071-2100).
The climate projections shown do not include any assumptions about adaptation or adaptive capacity. They represent the potential long-term influence of climate change on human activity, and may be thought of as a driver of change. This poster shows a 'business as usual' greenhouse gas concentration scenario (RCP8.5) that contains no explicit greenhouse gas emissions mitigation, with a 'middle of the road' socio-economic scenario (SSP2) for population change.
To illustrate how the information on the poster can be interpreted, an overview of the global picture is included in the supplementary information, and a number of regional case studies are explored on the poster itself; these are also included in the link below. However, the different impacts (both positive and negative), and the different contexts in which these impacts occur, interact in multiple, complex ways. We invite you to explore the information and discover the links that mean the most to you.
Questions and answers related to the poster are available here: HDCC poster Q & A
Alternative version of the poster
An alternative version of the poster is available here: HDCC alternative poster, and a similar version under an 'aggressive mitigation' greenhouse gas concentration scenario (RCP2.6) is also available for comparison here: HDCC alternative poster mitigation
The following document details the differences between these two versions and the version at the top of the page: HDDC poster alternative version information
For more detail on the present-day and future change information used to produce the 'Human dynamics of climate change' map, follow the links below.
The video below introduces the poster.