LONDON: Degraded land, polluted air and water stress pose a direct global economic threat but using natural resources more efficiently could cut ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#SME#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/pollution” target=”_blank”>pollution by half, one of the ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#SME#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/world-bank” target=”_blank”>World Bank‘s senior managing directors told Reuters.
The damage is particularly acute for ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#SME#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/low-income-countries” target=”_blank”>low-income countries most at threat from poverty, ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#SME#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/climate-change” target=”_blank”>climate change and biodiversity loss, Axel van Trotsenburg said.
Speaking alongside the publication of a new report on Monday, he said around 80% of people in low-income nations were exposed to all three and the World Bank was committed to…
