In an open letter to Environment Minister John Baird released today, leading humanitarian, development and environmental organizations called on Canada’s government to change its policies on global warming to do its fair share in preventing dangerous climate change. The call came as critical UN climate negotiations opened in Bali, Indonesia.
Last week, a report from the UN Development Program called climate change the “defining human development challenge of the 21st century.” This reflects what many humanitarian organizations are already seeing – that climate change is happening now, it’s hitting developing countries hardest and urgent assistance is needed to support adaptation.
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