Human rights based approach to recovery from the global economic and financial crises, with a focus on those living in poverty 2011, para. 92
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States should only adopt legal and policy measures that are compatible with the sustainability and prosperity of communities in both rural and urban areas. Climate change and environmental degradation will continue to endanger the lives and livelihoods of the poorest and most disadvantaged, many of whom rely on natural resources as a basic means of survival. Activities undertaken by rural populations, such as agriculture, aquaculture, fishery and forestry, are severely exposed to climate change.
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Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights