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G20 to cap huge week of climate diplomacy
2015-11-08 21:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Clilmate Home: Weve got a huge week in climate politics and science to look forward to, starting in Paris at the pre-COP meeting involving 80 ministers, culminating at the G20 in Turkey. The Paris gathering, hosted by the French government, marks a final chance for ministers to assess potential landing zones for a global deal before negotiations commence on November 30 at the main COP21 summit. As revealed by Climate Home last week, the French have identified four areas of discussion including finance,...
World Bank says climate change could thrust 100 million deep poverty by 2030
2015-11-08 21:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Climate change could push more than 100 million people into extreme poverty by 2030 by disrupting agriculture and fueling the spread of malaria and other diseases, the World Bank said in a report Sunday. Released just weeks ahead of a U.N. climate summit in Paris, the report highlighted how the impact of global warming is borne unevenly, with the world's poor woefully unprepared to deal with climate shocks such as rising seas or severe droughts. "They have fewer resources and receive less support...
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World Bank warns address climate change & poverty in tandem
2015-11-08 21:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The world must pair efforts to stabilise climate change with programmes to eliminate poverty if vulnerable people are to be kept from falling back into hardship as rising temperatures wreak havoc on food security and livelihoods, a report has said. Climate change has led to crop failures, natural disasters, higher food prices and the spread of waterborne diseases, creating poverty and pushing people at risk into destitution, according to Shock Waves: Managing the Impacts of Climate Change on Poverty,...
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Climate change could push 100m into extreme poverty
2015-11-08 21:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Whether its flooding in Mumbai slums or drought decimating goat herds in the Sahel, poor people are hardest hit by the changing climate. Such impacts could push another 100 million into extreme poverty by 2030. So warns the World Bank in its latest report, calling for targeted support to help marginalised communities cope. When we look at poverty today, we see that climate-related shocks and stresses are already an obstacle to people escaping poverty, lead author Stephane Hallegatte told...
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Planetary catastrophe looms if climate talks fail, French minister warns
2015-11-08 19:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: France`s top diplomat, who will preside over a year-end Paris summit tasked with inking a climate rescue pact, warned Sunday of looming planetary "catastrophe" if negotiations fail. "It is life on our planet itself which is at stake," Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius told journalists as ministers and climate envoys from 70 countries met for presummit talks to iron out tough political questions. With the key U.N. conference just three weeks away, he also announced that Russian President Vladimir...
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