Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen speaks at a distribution ceremony of district council education stipend for 2019-’20 FY in the auditorium of Sylhet Zila Parishad on Saturday. NN photo

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Climate change can force 100 mln into poverty by 2030: World Bank

Xinhua, Washington :Climate change could push an additional 100 million people into extreme poverty by 2030 if the world fails to take actions, the World Bank warned in a report released Sunday.The report, titled Shock Waves: Managing the Impacts of Climate Change on Poverty, found that poor people are already at high risk from climate-related shocks, including crop failures from reduced rainfall, spikes in food prices after extreme weather events, and increased incidence of diseases after heat waves and floods.Such...

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