The study, prepared by Christian Aid and issued Monday by the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow, warned that the 65 countries most vulnerable to the effects of climate change in the world would see a decline in their gross domestic product.
She explained that these countries will witness a decline in GDP by 20% by 2050, and 64% by 2100 if the global temperature rises by 2.9 degrees Celsius.
The study stated that even if global temperature rise were to be kept at 1.5 degrees Celsius, i.e. the most ambitious goal under the Paris climate agreement, the gross domestic product of these countries would decline by 13% by 2050 and 33% by the end of this century. It was reported by AFP.
It is worth noting that the average surface temperature of the Earth has increased, so far, by 1.1 degrees Celsius, compared to the end of the nineteenth century.
The study, which does not take into account adaptation measures that can mitigate some of the damage, indicated that more than a third of the world’s countries urgently need assistance to be able to enhance the resilience of their economies and withstand heat waves, droughts, floods and storms, exacerbated by severe and deadly “global warming”.
“The ability of countries in the global south to develop sustainably is seriously compromised,” said Marina Andreevich of Humboldt University in Berlin, who played a key role in drafting the report. damage,” according to AFP.
Eight of the ten worst-affected countries are in Africa, while two are in Latin America.
All ten countries face damages to their gross domestic product of more than 70% by the year 2100 in light of the current trend of climate policies, and 40% if global warming is limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
“Africa has been one of the least affected by climate change, but this report reveals that it will face the most severe consequences. It is completely unfair,” said Mohamed Addao, director of the Center for Climate and Energy Research “Power Shift Africa” in Nairobi, according to AFP.
Small island states in particular are at greater risk of storms, which may worsen as sea levels rise.
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