Extreme weather events claim 80K lives, cause $180 bn loss in India
Extreme weather events claimed at least 80,000 lives in India and caused $180 billion (inflation-adjusted) in economic loss ...
Climate Risk Index: India sixth-most severely-affected country by extreme weather events in long-term assessment
India improved its Climate Risk Index rank from the 7th to the 49th globally due to extreme weather events between 2019 and ...
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Race Against Time As Hunger, Poverty Rise Amid Growing Global Uncertainties
Nearly one in 11 people in the world and one in five people in Africa go hungry every day, a crisis primarily driven by chronic inequality, climate change, conflict and economic instability. At the ...
Only political will can end world hunger: Food isn’t scarce, but many people can’t access it
Massive political efforts are needed to tackle the root causes of hunger – conflict, poverty, inequality. Technology alone is ...
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South Africa's G20 ambitions bump up against reality of Trump
In a broader attack on South Africa, President Donald Trump cut US financial assistance to the country, citing disapproval of its land redistribution policy and of its genocide case against Israel at ...
Climate change is threatening cacao crops, researchers say
Rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns in West Africa, which supplies around 70% of the world's cacao, are disrupting the crop, affecting both the quantity and quality of beans — and ...
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FAQ: Climate Change in the Polar Regions
How is climate change affecting polar regions ... brings intense rains to North and South America and droughts to Australia and other western Pacific countries. Increased rates of warming in the North ...
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Building Resilience and Boosting Growth in Asia
Opening Remarks by Deputy Managing Director Kenji Okamura at the 7th IMF-JICA Conference, February 13, 2025, Tokyo, Japan ...