Nigeria has been listed among countries most at risk as global warming brings more high temperatures, necessitating the need to keep people cool and preserve food and medicine.
In a study released today by the non-profit Sustainable Energy for All Group, more than a billion people are estimated to be at risk from a lack of air conditioning and refrigeration to keep people and things cool.
About 1.1 billion people in Asia, Africa and Latin America – 470 million in rural areas and 630 million slum dwellers in cities – were at risk among the world’s 7.6 billion people, the report said.
In a survey of 52 countries, those most at risk included Nigeria, India, China, Mozambique, Sudan, Brazil, Pakistan, Indonesia and Bangladesh, it said.
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