What Climate Change Means for Africa, Asia and the Coastal Poor

Highlights:

• A new climate report looks at likely impacts of present day, 2°C, and 4°C warming across Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and South East Asia.
• It describes the risks to agriculture and livelihood security in Sub-Saharan Africa; the rise in sea-level, loss of coral reefs and devastation to coastal areas likely in South East Asia; and the fluctuating water resources in South Asia.
• Turn Down the Heat warns that poor communities will be the most vulnerable to climate change.

Read the full story on the World Bank website here.