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In Brief: Voices that must be heard
21 Nov 2008 13:40:36 GMT
Source: IRIN
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NAIROBI, 21 November 2008 (IRIN) - In a series of personal testimonies, Minority Rights Group International documents the negative impact of climate change on indigenous and minority communities in a 20 November report. The group argues that these communities are the most affected and must be considered in the upcoming December UN climate change negotiations in Poznan, Poland.

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