(ANSA) – ROME, 20 MARCH – “Nearly half of the world’s population lives in areas severely affected by climate change. In the last 10 years, the number of deaths from droughts, storms and hurricanes has been 15 times higher” and Europe too is at risk of an increase in deaths and people at risk from heat stress. The UN climate experts warn in the summary for political decision-makers of the “6. evaluation report” that “accelerated action to adapt to climate change is essential in this decade. In the meantime, greenhouse gas emissions must be curbed immediately “all sectors and halved by 2030”.
Italy is exposed to the risks typical of Mediterranean Europe, partly due to the specificities of climate change, partly due to the particular vulnerability of ecosystems and productive sectors: from the decrease in rainfall (with consequences for the availability of water resources) to the vulnerability of the coasts, of the economic importance of the tourism sector due to the vulnerability of the terrestrial and marine ecosystems, which are also threatened by overexploitation and pollution.
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