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Global climate inaction mean economic turmoil for South Asia, warns bank
2014-08-23 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: The first comprehensive study ever issued on the economic costs that uncontrolled climate change would inflict on South Asia predicts a staggering burden that would hit the region's poorest the hardest. "The impacts of climate change are likely to result in huge economic, social and environmental damage to South Asian countries, compromising their growth potential and poverty reduction efforts," said the study, published by the Asian Development Bank. The cuts in regional GDP are so deep that...
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