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| Climate change 'to hit poor hard' | |
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| The poorest people in the world will be hardest hit by the effects of climate change, experts at a major conference on global warming have said. | |
| The warning came ahead of the publication of a key report on climate change by hundreds of environmental experts from around the world. | |
| Agreement on the report was reached after days of debate in Brussels. | |
| The report concludes climate change is already having major impacts on the natural world. | |
| The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) panel believes there is also a discernible, though less marked, impact on human societies. | |
| Objections | Objections |
| Scientists and government officials from more than 100 countries met through the night, trying to agree on the wording of a summary for policy makers. | Scientists and government officials from more than 100 countries met through the night, trying to agree on the wording of a summary for policy makers. |
| Several delegations, including the US, Saudi Arabia, China and India, had asked for the final version to reflect less certainty than the draft. | Several delegations, including the US, Saudi Arabia, China and India, had asked for the final version to reflect less certainty than the draft. |
| The report's authors say the document shows global warming is having a major impact. | The report's authors say the document shows global warming is having a major impact. |
| "[The report] says quite clearly that climate change is happening and it is having effects on ecosystems and society, with particularly bad effects on developing countries. | "[The report] says quite clearly that climate change is happening and it is having effects on ecosystems and society, with particularly bad effects on developing countries. |
| "So it is quite a bleak message but it's now up to governments to act on what we told them," said Richard Klein of the Stockholm Environment Institute. | "So it is quite a bleak message but it's now up to governments to act on what we told them," said Richard Klein of the Stockholm Environment Institute. |
| The report will be sent to world leaders in time for a G8 summit of industrialised nations in June. | The report will be sent to world leaders in time for a G8 summit of industrialised nations in June. |
| It is the second in a series of IPCC reports coming out this year, together making up its fourth global climate assessment. | It is the second in a series of IPCC reports coming out this year, together making up its fourth global climate assessment. |
| The first element, on the science of climate change, released in February, concluded it is at least 90% likely that human activities are principally responsible for the warming observed since 1950. | The first element, on the science of climate change, released in February, concluded it is at least 90% likely that human activities are principally responsible for the warming observed since 1950. |
| The third part, due in May, will focus on ways of curbing the rise in greenhouse gas concentrations and temperature. | The third part, due in May, will focus on ways of curbing the rise in greenhouse gas concentrations and temperature. |
| A fourth report in November will sum up all the findings. | A fourth report in November will sum up all the findings. |