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Recommendation 82

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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