Tonga

Tonga
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Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Total Pages : 70
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ISBN-10 : 9781513548791
ISBN-13 : 1513548794
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Book Synopsis Tonga by : International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept.

Download or read book Tonga written by International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept. and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2020-06-30 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tonga is one of the world’s most exposed countries to climate change and natural disasters. It suffered the highest loss from natural disasters in the world (as a ratio to GDP) in 2018 and is among the top five over the last decade (Table 1). Climate change will make this worse. Cyclones will become more intense, with more damage from wind and sea surges. Rising sea levels will cause more flooding, coastal erosion and contaminate fresh water. Daily high temperatures will become more extreme, with more severe floods and drought.


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