19/10/2021 (Agence Europe) – Without adequate measures, up to 118 million extremely poor people (those living on less than $1.90 a day) will be exposed to drought, floods and extreme heat in Africa, according to a new UN report published on 19 October, 2 weeks before the opening of COP26 in Glasgow. Coordinated by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), the report highlights that Africa has warmed faster in 2020 than the global average for land and sea combined. In his foreword, WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas said: “During 2020, the climate indicators in Africa were characterized by continued warming temperatures, accelerating sea-level rise, extreme weather and climate events, such as floods, landslides and droughts”. See the report: https://bit.ly/3C3xmFe (DG)