News Headline
How Can Cities Tackle Climate Change & Biodiversity Loss in Nature-Smart Ways?
Source
World Bank (Washington, DC)
Publication Date
2021-09-15
Every day, the world awakens to news of another heatwave, flood, drought, tropical cyclone, wildfire, or other climate-induced natural hazard. The new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) gives a code-red climate warning, with a forecast for global warming of 1.5°C by 2040. The global community has grown ever more aware that biodiversity, climate change, economic prosperity, the well-being of people, and the health of the planet are interconnected.