(NASA Earth Observations)

如果你的住房因遭遇风暴或水灾受到破坏；如果本地农业社区受到干旱袭击，你必须为食物支付高昂的费用，那么你就能深刻地认识到气候变化造成的严重结果。气候变暖会导致住房受损，数百万人的生活受到不利影响，使生态系统、农业、清洁用水和其他人类日常所需的系统面临危机。

你如果知道即将面临不利的情况，同时采取应对行动，就能够像专家们所说的那样走上适应气候变化的道路。

美国国务卿约翰 ∙克里（John Kerry）指出，“美国坚定地承诺帮助世界其他地区- 特别是最贫困和最容易受到影响的国家适应气候变化。”

6月9日，国务卿克里和白宫宣布为此专门拨款3,400万美元。美国、英国和一些民营部门和非政府伙伴将为世界各地的社区应对气候变暖提供专长和资源。

美国提供的援助包括:

• 和平队（Peace Corps） 和美国军团（ AmeriCorps）将成立抗击气候变化志愿队。
• 美国国家航空和航天局（NASA ）将为抗击气候变化影响的项目提供 科学方法 ，帮助有关国家开展适应气候变化的工作。
• 美国国家海洋与大气层管理局（NOAA） 将为各社区更好地保护沿海建筑和基础设施提供工具，避免海平面上升造成的影响。

人们称这些方面工作为气候领域的服务。国务卿克里说，这些工作将使人们更有利地掌握自己的未来。

“美国坚定地承诺帮助世界其他地区 …… 适应气候变化。”– 国务卿约翰 ∙克里

其他伙伴做出的贡献包括:

• 提供风险管理和人道主义救援方面的经验（红十字会、国际红十字会和红新月会联合会）。
• 为制定规划提供风险评估和分析方面的专长（国际性银行）。
• 通过大规模因特网云端储存空间广泛提供涉及气候变化项目的科学数据（谷歌）。

白宫（White House）发布简报指出，伙伴关系的工作最初将以哥伦比亚、埃塞俄比亚和孟加拉国为重点，目的在于制定扎实的气候服务规划并可根据各地的实际情况进行优化。

If your house was ever damaged in a storm or flood, or you had to pay more for food because drought struck your region, you have insight into the harsh consequences of climate change.  A warmer world could jeopardize the homes and livelihoods of millions and bring crises to ecosystems, agriculture, clean water and other systems that humans need.

But if you know bad things are coming and you plan for them, then you’re on the path to what experts call climate change adaptation and resilience.

“The United States is deeply committed to helping the rest of the world — especially the poorest and most vulnerable nations — adapt to the changing climate,” said Secretary of State John Kerry.

On June 9, Kerry and the White House announced a $34 million commitment to do just that. The U.S., United Kingdom and several private-sector and NGO partners will share their expertise and resources to help communities worldwide prepare for a warmer world.

Among the U.S. contributions:

• The Peace Corps and AmeriCorps will form a volunteer climate resistance corps.
• NASA will share scientific methods for projecting climate change impacts, enabling countries to target their adaptation efforts.
• NOAA will offer communities tools to better protect beachside buildings and infrastructure from rising seas.

These “climate services,” as the partnership calls them, will “make it easier for people to take control of their own futures,” Kerry said.

“The United States is deeply committed to helping the rest of the world … adapt to the changing climate.”
– Secretary of State John Kerry

Other partner contributions include:

• Risk management and humanitarian response experience (Red Cross, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies).
• Risk assessment and analysis expertise for development planning (international banks).
• Massive Internet cloud storage space to provide wide access to scientific data about climate change projections (Google).

A White House fact sheet says the partnership’s initial efforts will focus on Colombia, Ethiopia and Bangladesh, with an aim to develop solid climate-service plans that can be scaled up in their respective regions.