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An Indian perspective on the Poland climate meeting: Not much help for the world's poor and vulnerable

  • Written by Arun Agrawal, Professor of Natural Resources & Environment, University of Michigan
Bamboo structures on the Brahmaputra river in Majuli, northeastern India, intended to help prevent land erosion in a region experiencing erratic weather patterns and bursts of intense rainfall. AP Photo/Anupam Nath

The international climate change conference that concluded in Katowice, Poland on Dec. 15 had limited ambitions and expectations...

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