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A boy holds up fish in a flood-affected area in Jimani
18 Dec 2009
Source: Reuters
 
A boy holds up fish in a flood-affected area in Jimani December 17, 2009. Two of the ten countries which were affected more by climate change between 1990 and 2008 belong to the Caribbean. According to global climate risk index presented by the German organization Germanwatch at the Summit of Copenhagen climate, Haiti is in the sixth place and Dominican Republic in the eighth, local media reported. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
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