Poor countries to be worst sufferers of climate change: Experts
The poor countries and their poor people will be the worst sufferers of the climate change, experts said at a two-day media workshop on Saturday. Quoting a recently published report they said there will be serious impact on rice, wheat and potato production, but maize production will be good due to the extreme natural events. Participating in the workshop IUCN Country Representative Dr Ainun Nishat said there is a possibility of increasing temperature of earth by 0.2 percent in next two decades and sea level rise in from 0.19 metre to 0.59 metre by 2090 to 2099 due to climate change.