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It says the cost of so-called "natural" catastrophes, triggered by<br />

climate change, could be £6,500bn.<br />

And it urges developed countries to make big cuts in their emissions of<br />

carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.<br />

Malcolm Rodgers of Christian Aid said: "Nine of the past 11<br />

catastrophes to which we have responded have been caused by<br />

extreme weather conditions.<br />

"Country after country is being devastated by these so-called natural<br />

disasters, and we and others are simply picking up the pieces.<br />

"<strong>The</strong> terrible irony is that the poorest countries are suffering,<br />

and we believe this is because of pollution by the wealthiest."<br />

Christian Aid has won the endorsement of several prominent<br />

supporters for its report.<br />

Julian Salt, of the Loss Prevention Council, which advises the UK<br />

insurance industry, said: "<strong>The</strong> oceans have warmed, and they are<br />

going to get warmer.<br />

"<strong>The</strong> world is already locked into a spiral of catastrophe. We have to<br />

get used to the idea that the costs of prevention will be less than the<br />

costs of coping with disasters."<br />

Altered nature<br />

Another of the report's backers is the MP John Gummer, who was<br />

environment secretary in the last Conservative government.<br />

Mr Gummer told BBC News Online: "That figure of £6.5 trillion for the<br />

possible costs is breath-taking. But it's absolutely true.<br />

"We talk of natural disasters, or acts of God, but they're the acts of<br />

human beings. We've changed nature.<br />

"I want to see the Kyoto Protocol, the international agreement on<br />

tackling climate change, built up so that we cut greenhouse emissions<br />

very substantially.

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