PRB Discuss Online: Population and Climate Change, What Is the Link?
(2009) Climate change may adversely affect the population in many parts of the globe, in particular in developing countries where there is still substantial population growth.
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PRB Discuss Online: Does Climate Change Threaten Our Cities?
(2010) The cities and towns of developing countries are projected to absorb at least 2.5 billion additional people by 2050. At the same time, these areas will experience global climate change likely to bring floods, droughts, food insecurity, and loss of livelihoods.
Climate Change, Rural Vulnerabilities, and Migration
In February 2007, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a panel of international experts assessing the current scientific knowledge on climate asserted that warming of the earth's climate system is "unequivocal."1
The Impact of Climate Change on Water, Sanitation, and Diarrheal Diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean
Water and sanitation play a crucial role in the transmission of diarrheal disease. These environmental factors contribute to approximately 94 percent of the 4 billion cases of diarrhea that the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates to occur globally each year.
Building African Leadership on Population and Climate Change
(2010) Climate change poses one of the greatest challenges for health and development in the 21st century.
Climate Change, Health, and Population Dynamics: A View From Tanzania
As people around the world celebrate the remarkable Paris Agreement to address climate change, there’s a genuine opportunity for countries to act on their financial pledges to help the world adapt to climate change—especially people in developing countries who are most vulnerable.
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Climate Change and Pollution Affect How Communities Plan, Adapt, and Mitigate Risk
Environmental forces like wildfire, extreme heat, and pollution can have profound effects on our health, jobs, and decisions on where to live.
Lowest-Income Countries Hit Hardest by Climate Change
This article is a summary of a longer article by Monica Das Gupta, "Population, Poverty, and Climate Change," World Bank Research Observer 29, no. 1 (2014): 83-108. All citations are included there.