The Anatomy of A Silent Crisis The Anatomy of A Silent Crisis

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36 Forum 2009: Climate Change – The Anatomy of a Silent Crisis Climate change is expected to reduce the earning potential of the next generation because it decreases family income and increases the number of hungry children. Economists estimate that every child whose physical and mental development is stunted by hunger and malnutrition stands to lose 5 to 10 percent in lifetime earnings. 73 As incomes drop, poor families might be forced to send their children to work to bring in extra income. Consequently, climate change affects educational opportunities and thereby income potential of the next generation. More than ten million 103 people have fallen into poverty today because of climate change The majority of people suffering from the impacts of climate change are already extremely poor. Currently about 2.6 billion people — two thirds of them women — live in poverty (below $2 a day) with almost 1 billion living in extreme poverty (less than $1 a day). 104 About 12 million additional people are pushed into poverty because of climate change. They are situated mainly in India and South East Asia as well as in Africa and Latin America. By 2030, double as many is expected to be pushed into poverty due to climate change105 By 2030, over 20 million less people would live in poverty in a world without climate change. 106 This figure may be an underestimation as it, among other things, does not account for future population growth projections. This is primarily due to reduced income from lower crop yields coupled with increased food prices. In some countries, the implications of widespread poverty from such a cycle are particularly worrisome. In Ethiopia, the World Bank estimates that water variability may increase poverty by 25 percent. 44
Eléonore Henry de Frahan, Collectif Argos. ‘China: the anger of the yellow dragon.’ To counter desertification, the government launched the “Green Great Wall.” The objective aims at planting vast stretches of trees and shrubs from the periphery of Beijing to the borders of the Inner Mongolia. China
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