A European report warns of environmental collapse and unprecedented crises
Warn Evaluation Report Climate Risk issued by the Belgian Institute "He will see you" Today, the national economy and national security in Belgium are threatened with imminent collapse if additional and urgent measures are not taken to confront the repercussions of climate change.
He stressed that the country faces the threat of epidemics and a catastrophic rise in deaths related to heat waves and severe crises in Foodand infrastructure are not yet prepared for them.
The report explained that the issue is no longer related to whether climate disasters will occur, but rather when they will occur and how to respond to them, calling for the adoption of consistent and comprehensive adaptation policies that treat climate change as an existential threat to national security that is no less serious than military or economic threats.
Exacerbation of disasters
It pointed out that the most vulnerable groups, such as the elderly and farmers Residents of cities will be the first to pay the price before the impact extends to the entire society.
He added that the exacerbation of disasters may lead to an increase in public debt by 15% by 2050, which will create a deficit equivalent to 1.4% of the gross domestic product.
Economist Gregory Truong explained that the continuation of disasters will force reinsurance companies to leave the Belgian market, which will leave citizens and companies unable to insure or forced to pay prices. Exorbitant.
The report warned that water shortages would affect strategic sectors such as the chemical, pharmaceutical, food and tourism industries, anticipating annual agricultural losses of tens of millions of euros that could destabilize jobs in the countryside and hit food supply chains.
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