UN Calls on Latin America to Act Ahead of ‘Super’ El Niño Climate Event
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UN calls on Latin America to act ahead of ‘super’ El Niño climate event
A United Nations commission is urging Latin American governments to take action in the face of an extreme and costly El Niño event. The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean warned in a new report released on Monday that the intensifying El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) weather pattern could reduce the gross domestic product of the region by more than 2% over the next three years. The commission is calling o…
Phenomenon could also lead 4.8 million people to poverty in Latin America, according to Cepal's report
Latin America and the Caribbean could lose at least 2% of regional GDP in the scenario of the current transit of an extreme El Niño event, according to La Cepal, the result of which explains that it would add 4.8 million people to poverty.The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Cepal) warned in its special report, entitled ‘The effects of the El Niño phenomenon in Latin America and the Caribbean’, on severe economic, social …
An extreme El Niño could reduce at least 2 per cent of regional GDP and add 4.8 million people to poverty, according to ECLAC.
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