Acute hunger rises in world's worst climate hotspots, Oxfam says, demanding rich polluting nations to cut emissions and compensate low-income countries
Canceling debt can also help governments free up resources, says Oxfam, with rich countries holding a moral responsibility to compensate poorer, most-affected countries.
"The effects of severe weather events are already being felt," Lia Lindsey, Oxfam America's senior humanitarian policy advisory told the AFP news agency, adding the report was timed to pressure world leaders at the UN General Assembly to act. "However, these new and worsening weather extremes are increasingly peeling away the abilities of poor people particularly in low-income countries to stave off hunger and cope with the next shock," it said.
In Guatemala, weather conditions have contributed to the loss of close to 80 percent of the maize harvest, as well as causing a "coffee crisis" in the region that has hit vulnerable communities hardest and forced many to migrate to the United States.'Obligation, not charity' "Leaders especially of rich polluting countries must live up to their promises to cut emissions," said Gabriela Bucher, Oxfam International executive director, in a statement.
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