Climate change: a risk assessment
The number of people exposed to extreme water shortage is projected to double, globally, by mid century due to population growth alone and climate change could increase the risk warns this major multi-country climate change risk assessment released today
How are human activities affecting global climate change? And how will a changing climate impact complex human systems, including commodity markets, financial and insurance sectors, and national and international security? This report is a major multi-country climate change risk assessment, which considers: the future pathway of global emissions; the direct risks arising from the climate’s response to those emissions; and the risks arising from the interaction of climate change with complex human systems.
Related Content
- Global water monitor 2022: summary report
- Climate change and earthquake exposure in Asia and the Pacific: assessment of energy and transport infrastructure
- Economic analysis of power projects: integration of climate change and disaster resilience
- Building financial resilience to climate impacts: a framework for governments to manage the risks of losses and damages
- The social protection indicator for Asia: tracking developments in social protection
- Institutional and macroeconomic stability mediate the effect of auctions on renewable energy capacity