Tensions in the United Nations reflected the brooding humidity outside the conference room in Bangkok this week, as climate change talks between developing and developed countries ground to an acrimonious deadlock.
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While officials argued in Bangkok this week, farmers and fishermen from across Africa told a forum in Cape Town a chillingly consistent tale of cyclical floods and droughts.
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The villagers tried to replant but drought destroyed their harvest and, with no options for income or sustenance, many women resorted to prostitution. Now, says Malema, HIV infection is rife in the region and there are many Aids orphans.
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Despite grim reports of events in Bangkok, Abani remains hopeful. “History has shown that the world responds in crisis and emergencies. The world has not been ready to hear this until now.
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