Australia warned of climate change refugee crisis

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Updated July 16, 2008 20:23:58

On the day the Australian Government has released its green paper on climate change the World Bank is warning future climate change refugees present the government with a major policy challenge.

Presenter: Karon Snowdon
Speakers: Dr Dilip Ratha, Senior Economist at the World Bank and the Manager of its Migration Division.

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