Climate inaction puts lives on the line: WMO

By UN News

Sep 14, 2023 6:30 am

Insufficient progress towards climate goals is slowing down the global fight against poverty, hunger and deadly diseases, according to a report released on Thursday by the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

Climate change is driving extreme weather events, for example, in Madagascar. UNICEF/Tsiory Andriantsoar

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Insufficient progress towards climate goals is slowing down the global fight against poverty, hunger and deadly diseases, according to a report released on Thursday by the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

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