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Climate change hits the poor hardest. Here’s how to protect them

Mrs. Aicha Sy and Mr. Issa Camara, residents, are pictured in the flooded alley of their home after heavy rains in Yeumbeul district on the outskirts of Dakar, Senegal September 16, 2020. Picture taken September 16, 2020. REUTERS/Christophe Van Der Perre - RC2V4J9OM246

Climate change has increased the likelihood and intensity of floods. Image: REUTERS/Christophe Van Der Perre

Jonathan Woetzel
Director, McKinsey Global Institute
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