Kim Jong-un says climate change is weakening North Korea needs an “emergency” response

• Kim Jong-un pointed out that the “abnormal climate” was a cause of the North Korean crisis.
• The country has been shaken by repeated floods, food crises and the Covid-19 pandemic.
• Kim said that “catastrophic weather” is getting worse all over the world, and North Korea must protect itself.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un blamed climate change as one of the reasons for the country’s ongoing food crisis and the catastrophic floods that hit the northeast region.

According to reports, he called on his officials to respond “urgently” to the series of disasters his regime faced at the Politburo meeting. The state media KCNA on Thursday.

Kim emphasizes the need to improve North Korea’s land management The flood destroyed bridges and houses Last month on the east coast of the country.

He said that the “danger” of “abnormal weather” has risen in the past few years. King added that he hopes officials will begin an “active and ambitious plan” to improve rivers, manage erosion control, maintain dykes and initiate tidal dike projects as part of the country’s regular five-year plan. He added that “the catastrophic weather around the world is becoming more and more obvious.” According to the KCNA, North Korea will be very susceptible to such changes.

North Korea has also suffered a severe food crisis, and Kim himself admits that this is “nervous.” Last year’s typhoon, as well as the unstable weather that alternated between monsoon rains and drought, destroyed the country’s food supply. Reuters reported.

According to the Seoul National Intelligence Agency, The authoritarian government even began to allocate military rations to maintain the population.

Kim himself, Known for being fat, According to reports Weight loss, Which country’s media said The North Koreans are “heartbroken.” A photo shown in a tweet by North Korean news and analysis website NKNews in Seoul shows that Kim Jong-un looks much thinner than before.

At the Politburo meeting on Thursday, he told officials to “fully mobilize labor” for harvesting, threshing and grain transportation in order to increase the country’s food supply. In addition, Kim expressed concern about the Covid-19 pandemic, saying that the epidemic is “continuously out of control” and now requires stricter restrictions. Since the pandemic began in early 2020, North Korea has been taking drastic measures to strengthen its borders. Deploy landmines and issue shooting orders at illegal border crossings.

North Korea often says it is virus-free, even if Reject millions of Sinovac Biotech vaccines Because it says that other countries need them more. Experts are largely skeptical of its claims.On the other hand, Jin tore up some of his cadres in late June, demanding Unspecified “pan” pandemic crisis.

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