Javian T.

Bennett
Houston Academy for International Studies
2017, January 24
Bosnia and Herzegovina
UN Habitat

Human Settlement in Response to Global Climate Change in Coastal Cities

The country of Bosnia and Herzegovina itself consists of a very small population. Bosnia
is known to have been in inhabitation at least since the Neolithic age. The country is a very
fertile country and can support the growth of many grains, corn, vegetables, and fruit.
Throughout different regions of the country they show to grow figs, kiwis, pomegranates, grapes,
rose hip, and mandarins. To the Northeast they use around more than 50 percent of the land for
agriculture. The majority of the landscape in Bosnia and Herzegovina are mountains and consists
of areas of limestone. Smoking is an everyday thing for many individuals the live in the country.
The laws are slightly beginning to come into effect regarding the ability to smoke in public areas,
however many of the residents are unsupportive of this and believe that the habit will die hard.
The UN Habitat is now relative throughout over 70 countries around the entire world. It consists
of a wide variety of projects and activities that range anywhere from urban policy advice at a
government level to addressing slum growth and housing problems. The UN Habitat works hard
to initiate a better urban future. They promote socially and environmentally sustainable human
settlements development and the achievement of adequate shelter for all.
As far as the UN is concerned, they believed that this topic indeed would be a great topic
to elaborate on considering the fact that it is also a very important one. Theyve gotten over 195
countries that have pledged to reduce the average global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees.
Currently the world is trending as a four degree increase above pre industrial levels. The main
reason this is primarily concerning is because the rising global temperatures cause more warm
water to distribute and expand. As the temperature rises polar ice sheets will begin to melt into
the ocean. Because of the increase of temperature the sea levels have risen by nineteen
centimeters in the last century. This also includes an annual rate rising from 1.7mm to 2.3mm.
The rising sea levels are planned to impact around half a billion individuals around the world.
Although the flooding effects are a ton to deal with, the rising of sea levels can produce a
greater amount of consequences depending on the location and the countries elevation. It is
common that island countries, especially Kiribati and Maldives are at greater risk at being over
flooded (swallowed) by the sea. Overall this situation is particularly relating due to its lack of
precedence, there are absolutely no existing plans for the countrys political future or the
protection cant be afforded by the less wealthy individuals if a natural disaster were to occur.
The lack of climate-proof infrastructure shows difficult yet unique challenges. Moreover, the
inability to control flooding can lead to exacerbated agricultural insecurities and infiltrate clean
water supplies.
In conclusion the majority of the climate issues are related to the society and how we
treat it. In order to protect ourselves from the global climate issues the country of Bosnia and
Herzegovina believes that we should focus on incorporating more climate proof infrastructure,
mange flooding issues, manage water scarcity, and institutional disaster relief.