Uncharted Waters – More Droughts and Floods than previously Known. Effects. (2017)
What are the effects of droughts and floods on firms, farms and families? They are more significant and numerous than previously known. New data reveals how increasingly erratic rainfall, poorly managed water supplies, and deepening water deficits can devastate lives, damage farms and forests, and impact businesses as well as cities. http://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2017/10/17/uncharted-waters
Tags: 2017, climate impacts, Drought, Flood, Richard Damania, Video, World Bank
Categories: Climate Change, Climate Policy, Extreme Weather
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