according to the World Bank there are
seven hundred and two million people
living in poverty today and because of
climate change that number could jump by
100 million by 2030 the World Bank
released a new report Sunday warning if
the world doesn't act on climate change
it will be impossible to eradicate
poverty the report looked at how climate
change could affect people with limited
resources by analyzing the impact of
climate change on agriculture and
ecosystems natural disasters and global
health issues according to the report
climate change could result in global
crop yield losses as large as five
percent in 20 30 less available food
means higher prices for what is
available and higher food prices hit
poor people the hardest because they
spend a higher percent of their budget
on food the World Bank says back in 2008
to spike in food prices sent 100 million
people below the poverty line climate
change can also cause extreme weather
which has a more devastating impact on
the poor the report says there could be
heat waves droughts and floods and
climate change will likely greatly
impact the spread of diseases the
report's authors fear warmer
temperatures could lead to more cases of
malaria and diarrhea for instance
warnings like this one from the World
Bank aren't new last year a un panel
warns that the effects of climate change
can already be felt on every continent
that panel's report analyzed how global
warming might impact food supplies over
time the report concluded that unless
changes made the poorest nations are in
big trouble roald governments will
continue the discussion on how to cut
back on greenhouse emissions at climate
change talks in Paris at the end of the
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