During the COVID-19 pandemic, countries such as India were affected by hydro-meteorological hazards  making it extremely difficult to handle a public health crisis in the context of compounding risks and cascading hazards . The COVID-19 pandemic can increase the adverse consequences of climate change since it has the potential to delay some key adaptation actions. On the other hand, the pandemic also highlights the importance of better preparedness to the impacts of climate change . Overall, the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the economic situation within many countries and local communities particularly for already marginalised groups . The accumulation of crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic alongside climate change impacts, underscore the fact that stressors do not occur in isolation, but are interlinked, with clear implications for structural vulnerability and adaptation options available to the poorest . Responses to COVID-19 have led to significant economic and social distress within and across societies and local communities, especially in poorer countries. The direct health and economic impacts of the lockdowns have further limited the ability of many people across the developing world to pursue income-generating activities, and sustain livelihoods that are already affected by climate hazards. In addition, poor or most vulnerable groups face further marginalisation due to misinformation that these groups transmit the virus to other wealthier groups and areas. The pandemic has intensified inequalities in both developing countries  and in industrialised nations , whereby vulnerable groups are especially affected . Whereas different models and scenarios contain different data and figures, there is high agreement that it is likely that socioeconomic impacts are particularly severe within selected global regions and areas that are already characterised by a rather high level of human vulnerability . This also implies that the capacity of people to prepare for present and future climate change impacts will further decrease within these countries and population groups under the direct and indirect consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
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