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South Asian region is excessively wide-open to climate change effects; comprising higher temperatures, sea-level rise, inconsistent rainfall
Our response to disasters has so far remained ad hoc.
Our response to disasters has so far remained ad hoc.
COVID-19 has been a major set-back for the global economy with more than 100 million people pushed into extreme poverty. Up to 130 million people could be pushed into poverty by 2030 due to climate impacts.
LDCs are plagued by a myriad of exogenous shocks, including climate change and natural disasters, which disproportionately affect their economies and societies. These countries, especially low-income Small Island Developing States (SIDS), are most vulnerable to the physical effects of climate change despite having contributed the least to global warming (Guillaumont and Simonet, 2014). They are vulnerable because their economies depend mostly on agriculture, commodities and tourism. Unfortunately, these sectors are most at risk of natural disasters and the effects of climate change. The econom...