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Monday, 26, Nov 2007 08:08
The human face of climate change has been revealed today in personal reports issued from around the world.
Nine testimonies have been gathered by Friends of the Earth to show the first-hand affects of global warming.
Although studies have found that the world's poorest are the most likely to suffer the from climate change, if global warming continues scientists have warned that huge numbers of people will experience higher temperatures and the resulting increase in sea-levels, floods and droughts.
Today's testimonies are from indigenous people, women, local authorities, small business owners, farmers and small-scale fisherfolk from Honduras, Peru, Brazil, Mali, Swaziland, the UK, Australia, Malaysia and Tuvalu.
Each details the strategies they have developed to try and adapt to the impacts of climate change on their land, livelihoods and ecosystems.
A new report published today, November 26 2007, provides nine testimonies from people around the world who have dramatic first-hand experience of the devastating impacts of climate change.
The Friends of the Earth International report “Voices from Communities Affected by Change Change”, is being published ahead of the key United Nations climate talks taking place from 3-14 December 2007 in Bali, Indonesia. The report gives first hand accounts of the impacts of climate change from indigenous people, women, local authorities, farmers, small business owners and small-scale fisherfolk from
Honduras, Peru, Brazil, Mali, Swaziland, the UK, Australia, Malaysia and Tuvalu.
These people highlight the strategies that they have developed to try and adapt to the radical impacts of climate change on their land, livelihoods and ecosystems.
Tatiana Roa Avendano, director of Censat Agua Viva/ Friends of the Earth Colombia, commented: "We are on the brink of a global climatic catastrophe and poor, vulnerable communities – who are the least responsible for climate change – are already being hit by its impacts.
"Despite having to confront environmental disasters such as sea level rises in Bangladesh and across the Pacific, melting glaciers in the Andean and Himalayan regions and drought in Africa, these communities are showing remarkable resilience."
The nine testimonies have been released ahead of the UN climate talks in Bali this December.
Friends of the Earth international climate campaigner Stephanie Long said: "The fate of these brave people must be recognised by the international community.
"Friends of the Earth International will be demanding the financing of adaptation in our lobbying efforts for a post-2012 Kyoto agreement in Bali. Industrialised countries must accept responsibility for deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions within the coming fifteen years."