je.st
news
Global warming could undermine poverty
2014-11-24 02:06:45| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AAP: Climate change could undermine efforts to defeat extreme poverty around the globe, the World Bank says. In a new report on the impact of global warming, the bank said sharp temperature rises would cut deeply into crop yields and water supplies in many areas and possibly set back efforts to bring populations out of poverty. "Climate change poses a substantial and escalating risk to development progress that could undermine global efforts to eliminate extreme poverty and promote shared prosperity,"...
Tags: global
warming
global warming
poverty
Category:Electronics and Electrical