We know that climate change disproportionately affects the poor.

When hurricanes or floods hit, when droughts linger longer than usual, and when natural resources become scarce, the people most in danger are those without financial resources to protect themselves. The reality for poor people in the face of negative environmental impact is often that they have no way to escape from harm, no way to feed themselves, and no means for rebuilding their lives in the aftermath.
The following resources demonstrate this truth:

 Latin America and Climate Change: Fact Sheet by the Evangelical Environmental Network

More Resources:

NASA
A report shows that minorities and indigenous groups are disproportionately suffering — both from climate change itself and from “solutions” like biofuels.

UNDP
Developing countries, and the poorest people who live in them, are the most vulnerable to climate change. Yet it is also they who are most in need of expanded energy services to meet their growth and development needs.

The United Nations
Poor will feel greatest impact of climate change, scientist tells UN commission

SciDev.net
According to the World Health Organization, human-induced climate change already causes 150,000 deaths a year.

newamericamedia.org
Climate change will increase pollution, harm public health, raise the costs of food, energy and water, and result in job losses, with the greatest burden falling on communities of color and the poor, the study found

GMA News
The effects of climate change have driven women in communities in coastal areas in poor countries like the Philippines into dangerous work, and sometimes even the flesh trade, a United Nations official said.





 

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