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World Bank each year revises a list of countries classed as
"fragile and conflict-afflicted states," of which there are
currently 39, and 21 are in Africa. Wednesday's report covers
all 61 countries that have been on the list since 2006.
It found that climate shocks do not cause conflicts, but they
worsen existing unrest and exacerbate other underlying
fragilities, such as hunger and poverty.
Deaths from conflict as a share of the population could increase
by close to 10% in fragile countries by 2060, the IMF said,
adding that climate change could also push an additional 50
million people in fragile states into hunger by 2060.
Even though evidence of climate change is mounting after record
temperatures across the world over recent months, the political
will to take action has been eroded by economic weakness.
African leaders have said richer countries should provide more
money to help them adapt to climate change and transition to
greener energy, given that most African countries have produced
a relatively tiny share of the emissions that cause global
warming.
They are expected to try to reach a unified climate negotiating
position at the African Climate Summit from Sept. 4-6, ahead of
the COP28 UN climate summit in the United Arab Emirates starting
at the end of November.
(Reporting by Rachel Savage; editing by Barbara Lewis)
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