CLIMATE CHANGES - TRENDS AND PERSPECTIVES IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA

Abstract

Climate change definitely has a global character and is clearly happening and has an impact in every part of the planet Earth. In the last few decades, the climate on the territory of the Republic of Serbia has seen significant changes in most climate parameters. These changes have an unequivocal impact on the quality of life of the population of the Republic, as well as on the development of the economy. The paper analyzed the degree of change in certain climatic parameters, especially the increase in average temperature. A comparison with corresponding global trends was also made. As a comparison, two time periods were analyzed, the first from 1961-1990 and the second from 1991-2020 (in accordance with the periodicals of the World Meteorological Organization - WMO). The parameter values were observed at 26 main meteorological stations, i.e. the entire network in the Republic of Serbia, except for the stations on the territory of Kosovo and Metohija due to the unavailability of complete data for the period 1991-2020. Especially for the city of Kragujevac, the trend of changes in average temperature and precipitation was observed. In accordance with the results of the analysis, appropriate conclusions and assumptions of future trends in changes in climate parameters were drawn. As part of the final considerations, the possible impacts of climate change on the quality of life of the citizens of the Republic of Serbia, as well as on the living world in general, are listed.