The report said that the ongoing pandemic has affected almost 1.6 billion informal economy workers, accounting for 76% of informal employment worldwide With the ongoing challenge of tackling covid-19, Down to Earth’s state of the environment report released on Thursday says that climate change poses the biggest economic threat in the world both in terms of impact and likelihood in the next decade.
A day before world environment day, the report said that India will have the highest number of poor people due to the outbreak.
The report said that the ongoing covid-19 pandemic has affected almost 1.6 billion informal economy workers, accounting for 76% of informal employment worldwide, 265 million people are at risk of starvation and poverty