Tag: disaster management
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‘We can’t wait another year’: disaster-hit nations call for climate aid
Countries on the frontlines of climate change have warned they cannot wait another year for long-sought aid to recover from disasters as floods and hurricanes wreak havoc across the globe. The appeal came during a meeting of the “loss and damage” fund that will conclude Friday amid concerns it is unlikely to be able to…
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UN Chief António says climate change has attacked wrong targets
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres has said that Pakistan was one of the countries most severely affected by climate change despite its minimal contribution to the phenomenon. “Pakistan has had little contribution to climate change but [it] is one of the most dramatically impacted by the consequences of climate change,” Guterres said. Guterres during…