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In Haiti, climate aid comes with strings attached

  • Written by Keston K. Perry, Postdoctoral researcher, Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University
Haiti had not yet recovered from its devastating 2010 earthquake when it was hit hard by Hurricane Matthew in 2016. It is one of the world's most vulnerable nations to climate change.AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell

Perhaps no people know better than Haitians just how dangerous, destructive and destabilizing climate change can be.

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