Source · Select Committees · International Development Committee
Recommendation 82
82
As a “stress multiplier”,172 climate change could increase the number of people living in poverty...
Conclusion
As a “stress multiplier”,172 climate change could increase the number of people living in poverty by an additional 100 million by 2030,173 while covid-19 and its secondary impacts have significantly slowed down the economic and social development of particularly marginalised groups in the Global South.174
Government Response
The government responded to this report on 14 January 2022. No passage in that response could be matched to this conclusion. Read the response document ↗