Climatechangeisnolongeradoomsdayprophecy,it'sareality;aswasthecaseinthe2004Indian-Oceantsunamithatkilledsome300,000people.Globalwarmingisoneofthecontributingfactorstoclimatechange,andthemajorcauseofglobalwarmingisthegreenhousegasemission.
Atpresent,itisstillimpossibletopredictsocialandpoliticalconsequencesbasedonabroadrangeofpotentialclimate-changeoutcomes,butcountriesallovertheworldareseriouslylookingattheneedforintensifiedcooperativeeffortstoaddressclimatechangebecauseitisaglobalissuethatrequiresaglobalsolution,embracingdevelopedanddevelopingcountriesalike.Priorityareasforactionarescientificresearch,estimatingandmonitoringgreenhousegases,investinginforestryconservation,enhancingenergyefficiencyandpromotingenvironmentaltechnologies.
Meanwhile,itisadvisabletotakeearlierpreventivemeasures,puttingearly-warningsystemsinplace,andworkingwithrelieforganizationswellinadvancetostemoutproblemsbeforedisasterstrikesagain.