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Human security is defined as freedom from want, freedom from fear and freedom from hazard impact. The documentary, Too Many Degrees, produced by OneWorld Sustainable Investments in Cape Town, South Africa, tackles this issue and examines how climate can turn into an adversary, threatening people and their livelihoods. Few regions exist where this is more evident than Southern Africa. Putting a human face to the issue, the film follows three groups of people, telling stories seldom heard.

—What does a two-year drought really mean for a subsistence farmer in Tanzania?
—What are the human costs of flooding in Zambia?
—And what added burden does climate instability place on the economically beleaguered in Zimbabwe?

It illustrates the impacts climate can have on peoples economic, food, health, environmental, personal, community and political security. And it asks the question: Is it good enough to achieve global commitment to keeping a mean temperature increase to within two degrees above pre-industrial levels? For the increase to average out at two degrees globally, Southern Africa is likely to see a much higher increase, in places. Some say as high as four degrees or even more. Can Southern Africa withstand this? Is it fair to expect it to?

The answer is chilling. The story will grip you.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• climate change
• human security
• tanzania
• dar es salaam
• lusaka
• south africa
• johannesburg
• zambia
• climate variability
• climate threats
• freedom from want
• freedom from fear
• water security
• food security
• refugee
• climate refugee
• oneworld
• sustainable investments