Climate change fuels humanitarian risks in Asia, Red Cross warns

International body expects weather disasters to push millions into poverty

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Alexander Matheou, a top official at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, warns people to "take climate risk seriously." (Photo by Norman Goh)

NORMAN GOH, Nikkei staff writer

KUALA LUMPUR -- The continued impacts of climate change will pose challenges across the Asia-Pacific region, becoming a major driver of humanitarian crises, the regional head of an international relief organization warned.

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