Thursday, July 24, 2014

Disasters Poised to Sweep Away Development Gains

IPS Inter Press Service
UXBRIDGE, Canada - Extreme poverty and hunger can be eliminated, but only through far greater efforts to reduce carbon emissions that are overheating the planet and producing punishing droughts, catastrophic floods and ever wilder weather, said climate activists involved in talks to set the Sustainable Development Goals. Details here.

1 comment:

PLT said...

Global warming changes everything. Our wellbeing and very survival depend on the degree to which we recognize the perils and deal with them!

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