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Cop26, if the warming exceeded 2 degrees, the poor in the world and the risk of disasters would double

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If we exceed 1.5 degrees of warming from pre-industrial levels, nearly half of the world‘s population will be exposed to the risk of heatwaves, droughts, floods or water shortages over the next decade, compared with 43% at risk today. According to the report, in this scenario, areas subject to heat waves could experience temperatures that would make it impossible to work outside in 25% of the working hours of a year. This is supported by a study by McKinsey & Company, released today at Cop26 in Glasgow on the day dedicated to adaptation to climate change.

In a worst-case scenario, that is, if global warming were 2 degrees above pre-industrial levels by 2050 (beyond the minimum target of the Paris Agreement), among the poorest populations in the world, people exposed to climate risks will be the double compared to today. Translated: 800 million more people than now would live in urban areas with severe water problems, due to increased water demand. About 100 million people (1 in 7 of the world‘s farmers in 2050) would be exposed to severe levels of drought, reducing their ability to produce food. Four hundred million people living on the coasts of seas and rivers would risk coastal flooding, with deaths and extensive material damage.

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