The Impact In Africa
Africa: Inequality Increasing Climate Impact On Poor People – Report
5 October 2016 (Kampala Observer via AllAfrica)
“Climate change is taking its largest toll on the world's poor, aggravating existing inequalities…[and] governments have been negligent by not closing the gap between the rich and poor, putting their own people in harm's way…[According to Climate Change Resilience: an opportunity for reducing inequalities from the U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 4.2 billion people have been affected by weather-related disasters [in the last 20 years], including a significant loss of lives…[and low-income] countries tend to suffer the greatest losses…Families living in poverty tend to occupy the least desirable land, making them susceptible to climate hazards such as mudslides, hot weather, water contamination and flooding. Climate change has the potential to worsen their situation, thereby worsening pre-existent inequalities…The report voices a concern that international resources to support climate change resilience are insufficient…” click here for more
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