Turn Down the Heat

Why a 4°C World Must Be Avoided, the first in the series of high impact reports commissioned by the World Bank, found that the world is on track for a 4°C warmer world, predicting extreme heat waves, sea level rise, loss of ecosystems and biodiversity, and that these adverse effects will hit the world’s poorest regions, undermining development.

Climate Extremes, Regional Impacts and the Case for Resilience, the second report, looks at how rising global temperatures are threatening the health and livelihoods of vulnerable populations in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Africa, South and South East Asia.

Confronting the New Climate Normal, the third report, assesses climate risks for Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, with a particular focus on how vulnerabilities are shaped by non-climatic factors.