INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TOURISM, TRAVEL AND HOSPITALITY LAW underlines the importance and reliability of the statistics generated by these reports. To this definition of climate change, is added in the 5th report of the IPCC the idea that it is extremely probable (with a level of confidence greater than 95%) that the influence of human activity is the primary cause of climate change and that the impact felt in the 20th and 21st centuries is largely attributed to human responsibility(IPCC, IPCC Fifth Assessment Report, 2014)7. According to the IPCC, climate change is accompanied by a disruption of the water cycle, an increase in the frequency and intensity of natural disasters of climate origin (eg storms). Added to this is the threat of the disappearance of certain coastal areas such as coral reefs and/or certain beaches. 1.2 Global warming In order to differentiate climate change from global warming, it is noted that the latter causes climate change, the two terms being very similar. Global warming is the term used to describe the increase in the average temperatures of our planet. Climate change concerns not only global temperature change but also changes in wind, precipitation, length of seasons as well as the strength and frequency of extreme weather events such as droughts or floods. Another difference between these two terms is that global warming is a global phenomenon whereas climate change can be global, regional or even local in nature. Climate change also has different consequences depending on the local geography as well as on the species present (plants, animals, etc.). Many of these changes will cause unforeseen and dangerous effects on planetary life. This phenomenon can generate significant damage: rise in sea level, accentuation of extreme climatic events such as drought, cyclones and floods, threats to freshwater resources, agricultural difficulties, reduction of biodiversity, particularly at sea, etc. Climate change unfortunately also favors the aggravation of diseases such as malaria and the spread of infectious diseases such as cholera, it also accelerates the decline in biodiversity and the disappearance of animal species. It is also appropriate to provide a definition of global warming as a phenomenon that occurs when greenhouse gases and other air pollutants are emitted into the atmosphere and absorb sunlight and radiation. solar. It is a phenomenon that is reflected in an increase in average ocean and atmospheric temperatures due to the amount of heat trapped on the 7IPCC. 5th IPCC report on climate change. Available at: < https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar5/syr/> (accessed on 10.11.2019).
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