ADB: Poor face greater climate risks

ADB: Poor face greater climate risks
Manila (UPI) Jun 24, 2015 - A report from the Asian Development Bank finds widening income gaps in the Asia-Pacific leaves the poor more exposed to the risks of climate change. Vinod Thomas, general director of an independent evaluation at the ADB, said wealth gaps in the region have secondary consequences. "Climate change hurts the poor disproportionally," he said. "Environmental shocks push the poor into ... morehttp://www.terradaily.com/reports/ADB_Poor_face_greater_climate_risks_999.html