African Nations Are Losing up to 5% of Annual GDP Due to Climate Change, WMO Finds

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By Cristen Hemingway JaynesSep 4, 2024, 4:29 pm667 ptsHot
A new World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report has found that African countries are losing a disproportionate amount — an average of two to five percent — of their annual gross domestic product (GDP) due to climate change. Many of these countries are using as much as nine percent of their national…

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African Nations Are Losing up to 5% of Annual GDP Due to Climate Change, WMO Finds

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