Launch of study Climate change, debt, and COVID-19
(LWI) – A new study titled Climate change, Debt and COVID-19, analyzes a vicious cycle: climate change and COVID-19 are producing massive costs, exacerbating debt in the poorest countries. The study indicates that due to the lack of funds to invest in improved resilience, future crises will be even more catastrophic.
The study was conducted by Bread for the World and erlassjahr.de. The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) contributed to its findings and presents the study with the German publishers at a webinar on 25 May.
The study provides an analysis of the linkages between multi-hazard exposure and countries’ lack of resilience. This results in disaster risk with related loss and damage,…
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