James Close, the director of climate change at the World
Bank said not addressing climate change could plunge 100 million more people
into poverty by 2030 of which 43 million would be in Africa. This could happen
due to lower crop yields, higher food prices and negative health impacts from
climate change if no coping mechanisms are put in place.
He said millions of Africans could be hurt by further
warming that will cause disastrous consequences for the region in the form of
heat extremes, increased risk of severe drought, crop failures every two years.
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