New World Bank-commissioned report warns the world is on track to a “4°C world” marked by extreme heat-waves and life-threatening sea level rise.
Adverse effects of global warming are “tilted against many of the world's poorest regions” and likely to undermine development efforts and goals.
Bank eyes increased support for adaptation, mitigation, inclusive green growth and climate-smart development.
November 18, 2012 – Like summer’s satellite image of the melting Greenland ice sheet, a new report suggests time may be running out to temper the rising risks of climate change.
See full Press Release: http://climatechange.worldbank.org/content/climate-change-report-warns-dramatically-warmer-world-century
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