As the global climate crisis escalates, its devastating impacts on human health and well-being will also accelerate. No one anywhere around the globe is beyond its reach, though millions of people – notably, women, children, the elderly, ethnic minorities, people with pre-existing health conditions, and those living in poverty – are among the most vulnerable. Unabated climate change is also expected to make the global goal of poverty reduction even more challenging to reach. A recent World Bank study estimates that climate change may push an additional 132 million people (more than half of whom live in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia), into extreme poverty by 2030, with 44 million of these driven by health impacts. In Madagascar, this World Bank project helps lifts people out of extreme poverty with cash transfers, nutrition services and skills training.
This clip looks at how World Bank interventions in southern Madagascar are helping some of the world's poorest people cope with the threat of climate change: improving food security and healthcare, and tackling extreme poverty in the region.