Climate impacts have damaged livelihoods across North America, especially those of marginalised people  and deepened inequalities for these groups . Across North America, climate change has affected livelihoods with larger effects on individuals, households and communities that are already more vulnerable due to a range of pre-existing social and environmental stressors  such as Indigenous Peoples, urban ethnic minorities and immigrants . These impacts have also contributed to a deepening of inequalities for marginalised groups  . As climate hazards further degrade their livelihoods, these groups have faced additional challenges to avoiding or escaping poverty . Furthermore, these groups have needed to use their more limited resources to manage present challenges, restricting their future capacities to adapt . Climate impacts have also affected the livelihoods of the middle classes  who have become more vulnerable due to changes in their social and economic security . Gender has also been recognised as a determinant of differential vulnerability with implications for women's livelihoods .
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Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
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