Typhoon Haiyan, the strongest ever recorded, killed thousands of people. An estimated 11 million Filipinos have been affected, and hundreds of thousands remain homeless and awaiting aid. While Haiyan’s survivors dig through rubble and look for lost relatives, representatives of 190 nations met in Warsaw, Poland for UN Climate talks that have moved at snail-like pace. In this program, an expert and emergency aid workers speak on relief efforts for the victims, and connections between this disaster and climate change.
Guests: Alan Grundy, Cash in Emergencies Officer, American Red Cross, devastated region in the Philippines, http://www.redcross.org/ ; Cynthia Gutiérrez-White, Spokesperson, American Red Cross, Miami, FL, http://www.redcross.org/ ; Jorge Gastelumendi, Senior advisor on international climate policy, The Nature Conservancy, Warsaw, Poland, http://www.nature.org/
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