Kerry orders State Department to beef up climate action in bid to head off 'humanitarian crisis'

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Secretary of State warns climate change has been a contributory factor to terrorism and unrest in Syria and Nigeria

US Secretary of State John Kerry has ordered the State Department to step up its efforts to tackle escalating climate risks, warning climate impacts are already contributing to security threats around...

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