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Poorest Countries Hit Hardest by Climate Change

One of the terrible ironies of the climate change crisis is that the nations that have contributed the least to the problem are the ones now working hardest to prevent consequent disasters.

Peter Rothberg

February 6, 2012

One of the many terrible ironies of the climate change crisis is that the nations that have contributed the least to the problem are the ones who are now on the frontlines working hardest to prevent consequent disasters.

In this short video, Rushanara Ali, the British Labour Party’s Shadow Minister for International Development, returns to Bangladesh, where she was born, to witness innovative local adaptation strategies to cope with climate change supported by CARE Bangladesh.

 

Peter RothbergTwitterPeter Rothberg is the The Nation’s associate publisher.


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