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The Cop 27 summit in Sharm el Sheikh is looking at what could be done to slow down climate change. The conference comes as the global population passed 8 billion for the first time, with the United Nations projecting a further rise to 9.7 billion people on Earth by 2050.

Such a high growth in the population of the world - especially in areas most affected by climate change - could
force increasing numbers of people to leave their homes just to survive. So what can be done to lessen the effect of climate-induced national disasters on people's lives?

Newsday heard about the mitigation strategies developed by the International Organization for Migration from the UN agency's deputy director-general, Ugochi Daniels, who is at COP27.

"Over 200 million people will be on the move due to the impact of climate by 2030 but... 80 percent of this can be prevented if we keep the global target of 1.5 degrees [celsius] and with effective adaptation so people can mitigate the impact of climate where they live."

(Pic: Tents for people displaced by the heavy monsoon floods in Pakistan; Credit: EPA)

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