The Amazon region can be categorized as a region at great risk from climate variability and change. The risk is not only due to projected climate change but also through synergistic interactions with existing threats not related to climate change, such as land clearance, forest fragmentation and fire. Over the next several decades there is a risk of an abrupt and irreversible replacement of forests by savannah with large-scale loss of biodiversity and loss of livelihoods for people in the region.
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03/10/2017
Changes in the Hydroclimatology of the Amazon Basin and derived risks for Humans and Vulnerable Ecos
The Amazon region can be categorized as a region at great risk from climate variability and change. The risk is not only due to projected climate change but also through synergistic interactions with existing threats not related to climate change, such as land clearance, forest fragmentation and fire. Over the next several decades there is a risk of an abrupt and irreversible replacement of forests by savannah with large-scale loss of biodiversity and loss of livelihoods for people in the region.