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12/21/2015 / By Tara Paras

COP21: African campaigners seek to make rich countries liable, demand compensation for effects of global warming

African politicians and NGOs are demanding reparation for the damage allegedly being inflicted on the continent by global warming — a problem that, according to campaigners, continues to persist only because of the activities of developed countries. As mentioned in The Independent, campaigners insist “compensation should cover everything from storm damage and crop failure to desertification and forest degradation.” Moreover, they maintain that “the […]

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