Climate change and conflict are both a consequence and a driver of poverty, income inequality and food prices, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns.
A historic drought in the western U.S. is linked to extreme heat and wildfires, while devastating floods sweep through parts of China and Europe. Experts say it’s all exacerbated by climate change.ROME -- Pope Francis on Monday decried as criminal the existence of hunger in a world which can produce enoughfor all, building on a warning from U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that climate change and conflict are a consequence and driver of poverty and income inequality.
He said the the world's poorest people and the planet are crying out because of"the damage we inflict on it through irresponsible use and abuse of the goods God has placed in it.” The summit idea was launched in 2019 months before the coronavirus emerged, but Italian Premier Mario Draghi said the pandemic made existing threats to food security more urgent.
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