2017/08/08 Greenland Ð Qeqertaq Arnatassiaq and Niels Molgard push an iceberg with their powerful little boat so that it doesn't drag down their fishing nets. More and more icebergs are being calved by glaciers due to the effects of climate change. Those Icebergs drift away and take the fishermen's nets with them, causing financial and environmental losses on the seabed. The melting ice, accelerated by global warming, now frees up the ocean for nearly 8 months of the year Ð it was 5 months 20 years ago - on the southern and western parts of the island. Greenland, eager to overcome its economic - and ultimately political - dependence vis-ˆ-vis Denmark, is today faced with a dilemma: the exploitation of resources that are challenging to harvest versus the preservation of its environment The melting ice has sparked competition and speculation around the important mineral resources - including rare earth and uranium - and hydrocarbons that the Arctic could harbor, as well as around new commercial shipping routes that would significantly reduce current distances. But Greenland is also basing its hopes on the fishing sector, which accounts for 90% of its exports, and is the main livelihood for the rural population. This increases the risk of encouraging intensive fishing and these resources are themselves changing due to climate change. The consequences could also be disastrous for the fisherman who have few opportunities for reconversion.,2017/08/08 Greenland .
2363 Greenland: The dilemma of ice, a man and boat push an iceberg through the water, so that it doesn't drag down their fishing nets. 2. Impacts, 1. Causes Climate Visuals Principles: 1. Show real people not staged photo-ops, 2. Tell new stories, 6. Show local (but serious) climate impacts, 3. Show climate causes at scale, 4. Climate impacts are emotionally powerful 2017/08/08 Greenland Ð Qeqertaq Arnatassiaq and Niels Molgard push an iceberg with their powerful little boat so that it doesn't drag down their fishing nets. More and more icebergs are being calved by glaciers due to the effects of climate change. Those Icebergs drift away and take the fishermen's nets with them, causing financial and environmental losses on the seabed. The melting ice, accelerated by global warming, now frees up the ocean for nearly 8 months of the year Ð it was 5 months 20 years ago - on the southern and western parts of the island. Greenland, eager to overcome its economic - and ultimately political - dependence vis-ˆ-vis Denmark, is today faced with a dilemma: the exploitation of resources that are challenging to harvest versus the preservation of its environment The melting ice has sparked competition and speculation around the important mineral resources - including rare earth and uranium - and hydrocarbons that the Arctic could harbor, as well as around new commercial shipping routes that would significantly reduce current distances. But Greenland is also basing its hopes on the fishing sector, which accounts for 90% of its exports, and is the main livelihood for the rural population. This increases the risk of encouraging intensive fishing and these resources are themselves changing due to climate change. The consequences could also be disastrous for the fisherman who have few opportunities for reconversion.,2017/08/08 Greenland . City: Uumannaq Country: Greenland 08/08/2017 Agency: Climate Visuals Countdown Creative Commons, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Mandatory Credit: Turpin Samuel / Climate Visuals Countdown I’m a journalist and a photographer. I grew up in Africa until 15 years old. Since 1998, I have lived in conflict zones and humanitarian emergency zones, mostly in South Asia and Africa, where I have developed a heightened awareness of the issues of Environment, migrations, natural resources. Since 2017, I created the Humans&Climate Change Stories, which aims to follow 12 families affected by climate change over a course of ten years. Our multimedia contents are published in major media. Photographer name: Turpin Samuel Photographer based in: Switzerland Social media: humansclimatechangestories Website: www.humansclimatechange.com
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