Thursday, June 30, 2011

Guy who wants climate swindle cash claims that CO2 has already killed thousands of people in Bangladesh

Why Bangladesh doesn't want climate adaptation loans | Rezaul Karim Chowdhury | Global development | guardian.co.uk
In Bangladesh we have already seen the impacts of climate change, with thousands of lives lost and thousands of people displaced. By pushing climate loans, the UK is making people in countries like mine pay twice for climate change, even though we played virtually no part in causing the problem.

First, we have to endure the impacts. Bangladesh will lose around one-third of its land and there will be 30 million more displaced people due to climate induced problems in next 50 years. Second, if rich industrialised countries get their way, we will have to repay these unfair climate loans.
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• Rezaul Karim Chowdhury is convenor of the Equity and Justice Working Group Bangladesh

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