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“You'd see more floods like you've seen in Mozambique in 2000, you'd see more droughts like you saw in Kenya in the late 1990s, there would be a serious threat to the water flow down the Nile on which 10 countries depend.”

Quote by Nicholas Stern

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Nicholas Stern is a renowned British economist known for his contributions to the field of climate change economics. Born on April 22, 1946, he has served as the Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank. more

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