Climate change has affected 325 million people
by Alan Harten
June 1, 2009
According to the Global Humanitarian Forum, climate change has affected approximately 325 million people across the globe, causing about $125 billion of costs to the economy every year.
The study, which was governed by Kofi Annan, studied information about the change in weather patterns and looked at how damaged crops, disease, starvation, and livelihoods have been affected.
There was worse news however, as climate change is expected to cause .5 million deaths every year by the year 2030 and will cost the world’s economy an additional $300b.
If nothing is done about climate change, by 2030 costs per year will rise to $600b.
Within 25 years 20m will face poverty, 310m people will have failing health due to temperature changes, and 75m will be displaced from their native lands, if something is not done to address the problem.
Developing countries are most likely to see effects due to flooding or drought, but heatwaves will impact developed countries equally.
Annan encouraged countries to work on major CO2 sites such as Copenhagen and start to place a higher importance on climate change.
He called for countries to reach an international agreement to help address climate change and make changes before widespread suffering occurs, at which point significant damage will have already occurred.
Additionally, there is a fear that global warming will spark wars over resources that may become scarcer such as food and water.
The countries of Bangladesh, Africa, Egypt, and other countries in the forest areas and coastal zones will be the ones that face future displacement of population.
Countries that face imminent high deaths of populations include those in the Saharan areas of Africa, south Asia, small Pacific islands, and countries in the Middle East.
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