19th November 2012

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The World Bank - Climate Change - Climate Change Report Warns of Dramatically Warmer World This Century

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Highlights:


New World Bank-commissioned report warns the world is on track to a “4°C world” marked by extreme heat-waves and life-threatening sea level rise.


Adverse effects of global warming are “tilted against many of the world’s poorest regions” and likely to undermine development efforts and goals.


Bank eyes increased support for adaptation, mitigation, inclusive green growth and climate-smart development.


See on climatechange.worldbank.org