2.1.2.l (Q114)
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| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | 2.1.2.l |
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Across sectors and regions, the most vulnerable people and systems have been disproportionately affected by the impacts of climate change. (English)
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LDCs and SIDS who have much lower per capita emissions (1.7 tCO2-eq, 4.6 tCO2-eq, respectively) than the global average (6.9 tCO2-eq) excluding CO2-LULUCF, also have high vulnerability to climatic hazards, with global hotspots of high human vulnerability observed in West-, Central- and East Africa, South Asia, Central and South America, SIDS and the Arctic. (English)
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Regions and people with considerable development constraints have high vulnerability to climatic hazards. (English)
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Vulnerability is higher in locations with poverty, governance challenges and limited access to basic services and resources, violent conflict and high levels of climate-sensitive livelihoods (e.g., smallholder farmers, pastoralists, fishing communities) (English)
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