Renewing Global Climate Change Action for Fragile and Developing Countries
Publisher: Global Economy and Development at Brookings
Author(s): Landry Signé and Ahmadou Aly Mbaye
Date: 2022
Topics: Climate Change, Economic Recovery, Governance, Programming, Public Health, Renewable Resources
The acceleration of climate change is recognized to have negative impacts on development and security. The impacts can vary significantly depending on the sector, location, and time period under consideration. Climate change has major impact on human health. Numerous studies explore the impact of higher temperatures on economic performance, showing the overall negative impact of hot temperatures. The harmful effects of climate change are already noticeable, natural disasters are more frequent and catastrophic, and developing countries are more vulnerable, according to the Johannesburg Declaration on Sustainable Development. Although climate change is a worldwide phenomenon, poor people and poor countries are more severely affected by its negative effects. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), progressive changes will result in higher overall temperatures and altered water cycle, leading to a rise in sea level and shifting of climatic zones.