Africa on the brink of catastrophic change — blame global warming

Africa is facing the greatest catastrophe in human history. Climate change represents a nightmare scenario for the future of the people of the world’s poorest continent, according to the official preparing a top-level report due to land on the desks of British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Chancellor to the Treasury Gordon Brown later this year.

Emerging analysis seen by the Stern Review into the economic impact of climate change suggests one of the worst affected places on the planet also will be the poorest.

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