ECA lecture series revisits the Stern Review on Climate Change, stresses why Africa should care
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The effects of climate change would cost the world an estimated loss of at least 5% of global gross domestic product (GDP) each year citing the famous Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change. The session of the ECA Library Book Review Series added that the cost could rise to 20% of the global GDP or more, considering wider risks and impacts. The Sir Nick Stern’s Report that was commissioned by the UK government and published in 2006 was the first major attempt to address the economic costs of climate change, thus expanding the debate on the issue from pure science to economics and development. The publication marked the beginning of a more comprehensive reflection on the consequences of the global phenomenon.
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“United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa. (2009-06). ECA lecture series revisits the Stern Review on Climate Change, stresses why Africa should care. Addis Ababa:. © UN. ECA,. https://hdl.handle.net/10855/32776”Collections
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