Climate Change Hinders Fight Against Poverty

Thursday, October 2, 2008, 9:58
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Global warming has been blamed on hampering efforts to fight poverty, according to U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro. The food and oil crises are causing significant hurdles to achieving the 10-year Brussels Programme of Action. While the U.N. is quick to blame food shortages on rising oil prices, let’s not forget that the great ethanol bust caused rice, corn and wheat prices to skyrocket earlier this year. So, yes, the U.N. is correct: climate change has hurt the fight against poverty. But not in the way they describe.

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