Some of the most dramatic climate-related emergencies in the past year include flooding in Pakistan, Burma and Burkina Faso, and the Sahel drought, which has affected the African nations of Niger, Chad and Mali among others. Haiti was devastated by hurricanes.
World Food Program spokeswoman Emilia Casella says the number of people affected by climate-related disasters is expected to reach about 375 million a year by 2015.
