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"Last Updated: Thursday, 6 January, 2005, 17:17 GMT

'Tsunamis and climate Beware': UN
By Alex Kirby
BBC News website environment correspondent

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A leading UN official says the world must guard against natural catastrophes such as the Indian ocean tsunami, and the threat of climate change as well.

Dr Klaus Toepfer, director of the UN Environment Programme, said the tsunami and changing climate were not linked. "