Poverty and Climate Change
<p><span word="Climate">Climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="defining">defining</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="affects">affects</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="aspect">aspect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>.<span word="Floods">Floods</span>, <span word="droughts">droughts</span>, <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="waves">waves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="types">types</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="harvests">harvests</span>, <span word="threaten">threaten</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="livelihoods">livelihoods</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="margins">margins</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disproportionate">disproportionate</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>.</p><p><span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poorest">poorest</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="susceptible">susceptible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impacts">impacts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="frequency">frequency</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="intensity">intensity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="events">events</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="storms">storms</span>, <span word="droughts">droughts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="precipitation">precipitation</span>. <span word="Extreme">Extreme</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="devastating">devastating</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="subsistence">subsistence</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="attributed">attributed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="drought">drought</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2011-2012 <span word="contributed">contributed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="famine">famine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Somalia">Somalia</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="contributed">contributed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Nepal">Nepal</span>, <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>, <span word="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="combination">combination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="unusually">unusually</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="rains">rains</span>, <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span> <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="hunger">hunger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="death">death</span>.</p><p><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>—<span word="eradicating">eradicating</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="past">past</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deliver">deliver</span> <span word="humanitarian">humanitarian</span> <span word="aid">aid</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="energy">energy</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="educational">educational</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="adults">adults</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eliminate">eliminate</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>, <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>.</p>
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