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U.N. chief aims to build defenses of poor against climate change
2015-12-01 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned that climate-related disasters are taking an ever greater toll on the poor and can wipe out decades of development gains, as he launched a global partnership to boost the resilience of vulnerable communities. The impacts of climate change - from intensifying droughts and floods to sea-level rise - are strengthening, as ecosystems and food and water supplies come under increasing pressure, he said. Economic losses from disasters have increased by more...
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