The importance of social protection measures in achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 2010, para. 37
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Environmental degradation disproportionately affects those living in extreme poverty. Data show that extreme weather events such as storms, droughts and cyclones have particularly severe effects on those living in poverty and pose real and direct threats to their ability to live their lives in dignity. In most cases, they rely on natural resources for their basic means of survival and are less able to prepare for, or adapt to, climate change and its effects.
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Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights