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"The degradation of the global environment continues unabated … and the effects of climate change are being felt across the globe," Ban said in a statement after last week’s toughest warning yet mankind is to blame for global warming.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n
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"But it is the poor, in Africa and small island states, who will suffer the most, even though they are the least responsible for global warming."<\/span><\/div>\n
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Experts say Africa is the lowest emitter of the greenhouse gases that cause warming, but due to its poverty, under-development and geography, has the most to lose under predictions of wrenching change in weather patterns.<\/span><\/div>\n
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