The importance of social protection measures in achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 2010, para. 38
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Extreme weather events caused by climate change can create vicious circles by increasingly forcing persons living in extreme poverty to over-exploit natural resources as a coping mechanism to ensure survival. Any attempt to reduce poverty must be accompanied by efforts to tackle and mitigate the effects of climate change at the country, community and individual levels.
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Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights