Al Jazeera: An increase in extreme weather events caused by rising temperatures could undermine international attempts, through the United Nations, to alleviate poverty by 2030.
The report by the UK's Overseas Development Institute, concludes that 'without concerted action, up to 325 million extremely poor people could be living in the 49 countries most exposed to the full range of natural hazards and climate extremes in 2030.'
Drought, extreme rainfall and flooding have a disproportionate effect upon...