100 mln to die by 2030 if world fails to act on climate - Report
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Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
6 million people may die each year until 2030 as a result of climate change related issues, if the world does not tackle climate change according to the report issued by DARA, as reported by Alertnet. Global warming causes extreme weather events, droughts and sea level rise which pose difficulties to people and to their livelihoods.
"The losses to agriculture and fisheries alone could amount to more than $500 billion per year by 2030, heavily focussed in the poorest countries where millions depend on these sectors to make a living," said Oxfam International's executive director Jeremy Hobbs.