The world’s poor are disproportionately affected by environmental degradation and lack of access to clean, affordable energy services. climate change, loss of biodiversity and depletion of natural resources are both national and global issues requiring cooperation among all countries.

genuine concern about the effect of climate change on future generations dictates that the world must act now. the effects of climate change bear heavily on human development, with severe impact on the world’s poorest.

source: united nations development programme, annual report, 2008

based on this reading, people in which country will be most affected by environmental changes brought on by human activities and climate change?

a) france
b) canada
c) nigeria
d) australia