Another important phenomenon that modifies trends in vulnerability to climate change and poverty is the COVID-19 pandemic . It is likely that the COVID-19 pandemic with its global repercussions will continue to modify and, in many cases, intensify poverty and human vulnerability . Recent studies that estimate the impact of COVID-19 on global poverty agree that a significant increase of poverty due to COVID-19 and the respective lockdown of countries is already observed or expected in the near future . These studies underscore that 80% of those newly living in extreme poverty  due to COVID-19 would be mainly located in two global regions: sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia . Consequently, the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to further increase inequality at different scales and increase the burden within regions already characterised by a significant adaptation gap in terms of high vulnerability . This implies that the capacity of people to prepare for present
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