Climate change poses a severe threat to future sustainable development and to livelihoods around the world.

Climate change poses a severe threat to future sustainable development and to livelihoods around the world. This summary looks at ways in which economic activity contributes to and is affected by climate change in rural and urban areas taking into account impacts on different economic sectors, infrastructure, poverty and migration. It further examines measures to manage climate impacts and reduce carbon emissions.

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Source: IPCC