IGCSE Geography / Fragile environments and climate change

How climate change is affecting people revision notes

Edexcel International GCSE Geography (4GE1), chapter 7: Fragile environments and climate change, specification point 7.2c. Part of the full course.

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Climate change affects people’s jobs, where they live, health and food supply. Its impacts are often greatest in low-income countries, even though they have emitted the least greenhouse gas.

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