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Lack of resources could create 50 million climate migrants in decade, says report

2015-09-15 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Newsweek: Fifty million refugees fleeing hunger and poverty could be created in the next 10 years unless the world's land degradation crisis is addressed, according to a new U.N.-backed report. The report, titled The Value of Land, estimates that between $6.3 trillion and $10.6 trillion worth of resourcesincluding agricultural products, soil quality and benefits in tackling climate changeare lost each year due to land degradation. This is equivalent to between 10 and 17 percent of global annual GDP. ...

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