by Martin
on Apr 6th, 2007
on Apr 6th, 2007
Climate change ‘to hit poor hard’
The poorest people in the world will be hardest hit by the effects of climate change, experts at a major conference on global warming have said.
The warning came ahead of the publication of a key report on climate change by hundreds of environmental experts from around the world.
Agreement on the report was reached after days of debate in Brussels.
The report concludes climate change is already having major impacts on the natural world.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) believes there is also a discernible, though less marked, impact on human societies.
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