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  • CHINA. Shanghai. A mother and child in the Oriental Pearl Tower. 2008
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  • CHINA. Shanghai. A mother and child in the old town. Shanghai is a sprawling metropolis or 15 million people situated in south-east China. It is regarded as the country’s showcase in development and modernity in modern China. This rapid development and modernization, never seen before on such a scale has however spawned countless environmental and social problems. 2008
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  • CHINA. Beijing. A child sleeps in the arms of her mother whilst watching the opening ceremony of the Beijing Summer Olympics. 2008
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  • A mother and child in the Xixi wetlands which lie in the west of the city of Hangzhou. This is China's 'first national wetland park,' dubbed as such to act as a role model to all other wetlands in China and to supposedly show how to effectively manage and restore wetlands, notably urban wetlands. Zhejiang Province. China. 2010
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  • CHINA. Shanghai. A mother and child in the old town. Shanghai is a sprawling metropolis or 15 million people situated in south-east China. It is regarded as the country's showcase in development and modernity in modern China. This rapid development and modernization, never seen before on such a scale has however spawned countless environmental and social problems. 2008.
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  • CHINA. Beijing. A child sleeps in the arms of her mother whilst watching the opening ceremony of the Beijing Summer Olympics. 2008
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  • CHINA. Beijing. A picture of an Olympic volunteer helping a young child and his mother . 2008
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  • CHINA. Shanghai. A mother and child in the old town. Shanghai is a sprawling metropolis or 15 million people situated in south-east China. It is regarded as the country’s showcase in development and modernity in modern China. This rapid development and modernization, never seen before on such a scale has however spawned countless environmental and social problems. 2008
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  • CHINA. Beijing. A mother and child near the Olympic village during the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics. 2008
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  • CHINA. Beijing. A young child and her mother whilst watching the opening ceremony of the Beijing Summer Olympics. 2008
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  • CHINA. Beijing. A mother and child in the shopping district of Wangfujing, a popular place for spectators, tourists and athletes to visit during the Olympic Games. 2008
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  • CHINA. Beijing. A mother carries her child in the Olympic village whilst watching rehearsals for the Beijing Olympic games. 2008
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  • CHINA. Shanghai. A mother and child in the old town. Shanghai is a sprawling metropolis or 15 million people situated in south-east China. It is regarded as the country's showcase in development and modernity in modern China. This rapid development and modernization, never seen before on such a scale has however spawned countless environmental and social problems. 2008.
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  • CHINA. Beijing. A mother and child near the Olympic village during the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics. 2008
    08-15-109.JPG
  • CHINA. Beijing. A young child and her mother whilst watching the opening ceremony of the Beijing Summer Olympics. 2008
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  • CHINA. Beijing. A mother carries her child in the Olympic village whilst watching rehearsals for the Beijing Olympic games. 2008
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  • CHINA. Beijing. A mother carries her tired child in the Olympic village whilst watching rehearsals for the Beijing Olympic games. 2008
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  • CHINA. Shanghai. A mother and her child in the old town. Shanghai is a sprawling metropolis or 15 million people situated in south-east China. 2008
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  • CHINA. Beijing. A mother and her child on Tiananmen Square during the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics. 2008
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  • CHINA. Beijing. A mother and her child on Tiananmen Square during the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics. 2008
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  • CHINA. Beijing. A mother carries her tired child in the Olympic village whilst watching rehearsals for the Beijing Olympic games. 2008
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  • A mother and her child in the Xixi wetlands which lie in the west of the city of Hangzhou. This is China's 'first national wetland park,' dubbed as such to act as a role model to all other wetlands in China and to supposedly show how to effectively manage and restore wetlands, notably urban wetlands. Zhejiang Province. China. 2010
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  • A mother and her child attempt to catch rain in a leaf at The Xixi wetlands which lie in the west of the city of Hangzhou. This is China's 'first national wetland park,' dubbed as such to act as a role model to all other wetlands in China and to supposedly show how to effectively manage and restore wetlands, notably urban wetlands. Zhejiang Province. China. 2010
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  • CHINA. Shanghai. A mother and her child in the old town. Shanghai is a sprawling metropolis or 15 million people situated in south-east China. 2008.
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  • CHINA. Shanghai. A mother and child in the Oriental Pearl Tower. 2008.
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  • CHINA. Beijing. A mother and her child on Tiananmen Square during the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics. 2008
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  • CHINA. Beijing. A mother and her child on Tiananmen Square during the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics. 2008
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  • CHINA. Beijing. A mother and child in the shopping district of Wangfujing, a popular place for spectators, tourists and athletes to visit during the Olympic Games. 2008
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  • CHINA. Beijing. Tourists near the Olympic stadium. 2008
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  • CHINA. Beijing. A family in the street. 2008
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  • CHINA. Shanghai. Tourists near the Bund. Shanghai is a sprawling metropolis or 15 million people situated in south-east China. It is regarded as the country’s showcase in development and modernity in modern China. This rapid development and modernization, never seen before on such a scale has however spawned countless environmental and social problems. 2008
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  • CHINA. Beijing. A young child wearing an 'I love China' t-shirt on Tiananmen Square during the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics. 2008
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  • CHINA. Beijing. Scene from Beijing West Train Station. 2007.
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  • CHINA. Young children during Chinese New Year in Baiyun Temple in Beijing.  Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, is the most important festival and holiday in the Chinese calendar In mainland China, many people use this holiday to visit family and friends and also visit local temples to offer prayers to their ancestors. The roots of Chinese New Year lie in combined influences from Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and folk religions.  2008
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  • A woman and her child walk past an advertisement for a new holiday resort. Major coastal developments have been one of the major causes of mangrove loss in Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province. Over the past century, the world has lost over 50% of its coastal mangroves. They have been cleared mainly to make way for commercial shrimp and fish farms. The unique trees which live in salt water are valued for the ability to protect shorelines and are home to a diverse array of flora and fauna. 2010
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  • Inside the "Living Water Garden" in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. The garden is a park aimed at highlighting the importance of the relationship between man and water. 2010
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  • CHINA. Beijing. A woman holds her baby near the 4th Ring Roag, near the new Olympic park. In recent years construction has boomed in Beijing as a result of the country's widespread economic growth and the awarding of the 2008 Summer Olympics to the city. For Beijing's residents however, it seems as their city is continually under construction with old neighborhoods regularly being razed and new apartments, office blocks and sports venues appearing in their place. A new Beijing has been promised to the people to act as a showcase to the world for the 'new' China. Beijing's residents have been waiting for this promised change for years and are still waiting, asking the question "Where's the new Beijing?!". 2008.
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  • CHINA. Worshippers during Chinese New Year in Baiyun Temple in Beijing.  Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, is the most important festival and holiday in the Chinese calendar In mainland China, many people use this holiday to visit family and friends and also visit local temples to offer prayers to their ancestors. The roots of Chinese New Year lie in combined influences from Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and folk religions.  2008.
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  • CHINA. Beijing. Street scene from the electronic district of Zhonguancun in central Beijing. 2006.
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  • CHINA. Beijing.  Two tourists and a monk in front of the famous Mao Zedong portrait that hangs on the ‘Gate of Heavenly Peace’ which leads into the Forbidden City and is opposite Tiananmen Square. Mao is still revered in China even 30 years after his death and 40 years since the end of the ‘Cultural Revolution’ and the ‘Great Leap Forward’ where it is alleged he was responsible for the death of some 20 million Chinese people. Nevertheless, every day thousands of Chinese people make the pilgrimage to stand and have their photo taken in front of his most famous portrait. 2005.
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  • North Korea. 2009
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  • North Korea. 2009
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  • CHINA. Beijing. A woman holds her baby near the 4th Ring Roag, near the new Olympic park. In recent years construction has boomed in Beijing as a result of the country’s widespread economic growth and the awarding of the 2008 Summer Olympics to the city. For Beijing’s residents however, it seems as their city is continually under construction with old neighborhoods regularly being razed and new apartments, office blocks and sports venues appearing in their place. A new Beijing has been promised to the people to act as a showcase to the world for the ‘new’ China. Beijing’s residents have been waiting for this promised change for years and are still waiting, asking the question “Where’s the new Beijing?!”. 2008
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  • CHINA. Shanghai. A family walking near the Huangpu River. Shanghai is a sprawling metropolis or 15 million people situated in south-east China. It is regarded as the country’s showcase in development and modernity in modern China. This rapid development and modernization, never seen before on such a scale has however spawned countless environmental and social problems. 2008
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  • CHINA. Beijing. A young girl on Tiananmen Square during the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics. 2008
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  • CHINA. People during Chinese New Year in Ditan Park in Beijing.  Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, is the most important festival and holiday in the Chinese calendar In mainland China, many people use this holiday to visit family and friends and also visit local temples to offer prayers to their ancestors. The roots of Chinese New Year lie in combined influences from Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and folk religions.  2008
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  • CHINA. Worshippers during Chinese New Year in Baiyun Temple in Beijing.  Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, is the most important festival and holiday in the Chinese calendar In mainland China, many people use this holiday to visit family and friends and also visit local temples to offer prayers to their ancestors. The roots of Chinese New Year lie in combined influences from Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and folk religions.  2008
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  • CHINA. Shanghai. Tourists near the Bund. Shanghai is a sprawling metropolis or 15 million people situated in south-east China. It is regarded as the country's showcase in development and modernity in modern China. This rapid development and modernization, never seen before on such a scale has however spawned countless environmental and social problems. 2008.
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  • CHINA. Beijing. A young child wearing an 'I love China' t-shirt on Tiananmen Square during the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics. 2008
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  • CHINA. Beijing. A boy peers over a fence, trying to catch a glimpse of the new Qianmen shopping district. In recent years construction has boomed in Beijing as a result of the country's widespread economic growth and the awarding of the 2008 Summer Olympics to the city. For Beijing's residents however, it seems as their city is continually under construction with old neighborhoods regularly being razed and new apartments, office blocks and sports venues appearing in their place. A new Beijing has been promised to the people to act as a showcase to the world for the 'new' China. Beijing's residents have been waiting for this promised change for years and are still waiting, asking the question "Where's the new Beijing?!". 2008..
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  • CHINA. People during Chinese New Year in Ditan Park in Beijing.  Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, is the most important festival and holiday in the Chinese calendar In mainland China, many people use this holiday to visit family and friends and also visit local temples to offer prayers to their ancestors. The roots of Chinese New Year lie in combined influences from Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and folk religions.  2008.
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  • CHINA. Beijing. Tourists near the Olympic stadium. 2008
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  • CHINA. Beijing.Tourists near the Olympic stadium. 2008
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  • CHINA. Hubei Province. Scene in a town along the Yangtze river in the 3 Gorges.  The flooding of the three Gorges, by damming the Yangtze near the town of YiChang, has remained a controversial subject due to the negative environmental consequences and the displacement of millions of people in the flood plain. The Yangtze River however is reported to be at its lowest level in 150 years as a result of a country-wide drought. It is China's longest river and the third longest in the world. Originating in Tibet, the river flows for 3,964 miles (6,380km) through central China into the East China Sea at Shanghai.  2008.
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  • CHINA. Hubei Province. Scene froma town along the Yangtze in the 3 Gorges.  The flooding of the three Gorges, by damming the Yangtze near the town of YiChang, has remained a controversial subject due to the negative environmental consequences and the displacement of millions of people in the flood plain. The Yangtze River however is reported to be at its lowest level in 150 years as a result of a country-wide drought. It is China's longest river and the third longest in the world. Originating in Tibet, the river flows for 3,964 miles (6,380km) through central China into the East China Sea at Shanghai.  2008.
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  • CHINA. Chongqing Province.  Evening scene in the town of Wushan, which lies on the banks of the Yangtze and at the entrance to the 3 Gorges. As tourism booms, towns are being developed and modernized resulting in old areas being razed.  The flooding of the three Gorges, by damming the Yangtze near the town of YiChang, has remained a controversial subject due to the negative environmental consequences and the displacement of millions of people in the flood plain. The Yangtze River however is reported to be at its lowest level in 150 years as a result of a country-wide drought. It is China's longest river and the third longest in the world. Originating in Tibet, the river flows for 3,964 miles (6,380km) through central China into the East China Sea at Shanghai.  2008.
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  • CHINA. Chongqing Province.  A family in the town of Wushan, which lies on the banks of the Yangtze and at the entrance to the 3 Gorges. As tourism booms, towns are being developed and modernized resulting in old areas being razed.  The flooding of the three Gorges, by damming the Yangtze near the town of YiChang, has remained a controversial subject due to the negative environmental consequences and the displacement of millions of people in the flood plain. The Yangtze River however is reported to be at its lowest level in 150 years as a result of a country-wide drought. It is China's longest river and the third longest in the world. Originating in Tibet, the river flows for 3,964 miles (6,380km) through central China into the East China Sea at Shanghai.  2008.
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  • CHINA. Beijing. Nightscene on the Wangfujing shopping street in central Beijing. 2006.
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  • Yueyang fish market near Dongting Lake, Hunan Province. Dongting Lake has decreased in size in recent decades as a result of land reclamation and damming of the Yangtze. China. 2010
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  • Floods in the streets of Yueyang City next to Dongting Lake, Hunan Province. Dongting Lake has decreased in size in recent decades as a result of land reclamation and damming of the Yangtze. Summer flooding pushes water into the city. China. 2010
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  • A homeless woman and her child on the shores of Dongting Lake, Hunan Province. Dongting Lake has decreased in size in recent decades as a result of land reclamation and damming of the Yangtze. China. 2010
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  • A homeless woman and her child on the shores of Dongting Lake, Hunan Province. Dongting Lake has decreased in size in recent decades as a result of land reclamation and damming of the Yangtze. China. 2010
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  • CHINA. Beijing. A woman takes a picture of the new Olympic park. In recent years construction has boomed in Beijing as a result of the country’s widespread economic growth and the awarding of the 2008 Summer Olympics to the city. For Beijing’s residents however, it seems as their city is continually under construction with old neighborhoods regularly being razed and new apartments, office blocks and sports venues appearing in their place. A new Beijing has been promised to the people to act as a showcase to the world for the ‘new’ China. Beijing’s residents have been waiting for this promised change for years and are still waiting, asking the question “Where’s the new Beijing?!”. 2008
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  • CHINA. Beijing. A boy peers over a fence, trying to catch a glimpse of the new Qianmen shopping district. In recent years construction has boomed in Beijing as a result of the country’s widespread economic growth and the awarding of the 2008 Summer Olympics to the city. For Beijing’s residents however, it seems as their city is continually under construction with old neighborhoods regularly being razed and new apartments, office blocks and sports venues appearing in their place. A new Beijing has been promised to the people to act as a showcase to the world for the ‘new’ China. Beijing’s residents have been waiting for this promised change for years and are still waiting, asking the question “Where’s the new Beijing?!”. 2008
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  • CHINA. Beijing. Passengers waiting inside Beijing West Train Station. 2007.
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  • CHINA. Shanghai. A family walking near the Huangpu River. Shanghai is a sprawling metropolis or 15 million people situated in south-east China. It is regarded as the country's showcase in development and modernity in modern China. This rapid development and modernization, never seen before on such a scale has however spawned countless environmental and social problems. 2008.
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  • CHINA. Beijing. A young girl on Tiananmen Square during the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics. 2008
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  • CHINA. Beijing. A woman takes a picture of the new Olympic park. In recent years construction has boomed in Beijing as a result of the country's widespread economic growth and the awarding of the 2008 Summer Olympics to the city. For Beijing's residents however, it seems as their city is continually under construction with old neighborhoods regularly being razed and new apartments, office blocks and sports venues appearing in their place. A new Beijing has been promised to the people to act as a showcase to the world for the 'new' China. Beijing's residents have been waiting for this promised change for years and are still waiting, asking the question "Where's the new Beijing?!". 2008.
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  • CHINA. Young children during Chinese New Year in Baiyun Temple in Beijing.  Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, is the most important festival and holiday in the Chinese calendar In mainland China, many people use this holiday to visit family and friends and also visit local temples to offer prayers to their ancestors. The roots of Chinese New Year lie in combined influences from Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and folk religions.  2008.
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  • CHINA. Beijing. A family in the street. 2008
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  • CHINA. Beijing. Shoppers on the Wangfujing shopping street in central Beijing. 2006.
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  • CHINA. Beijing. Shoppers on the Wangfujing shopping street in central Beijing. 2006.
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  • CHINA. Beijing. A child being led by his mother on Tiananmen Square during the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics. 2008
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  • CHINA. Sichuan Province. Chongqing. Mother and daughter on a tourist boat on The Yangtze River which is at its lowest level in 150 years as a result of a country-wide drought. Chongqing is a city of over 3,000,000 people, famed for being the capital of China between 1938 and 1946 during World War II. It is situated on the banks of the Yangtze river, China’s longest river and the third longest in the world. Originating in Tibet, the river flows for 3,964 miles (6,380km) through central China into the East China Sea at Shanghai.  2008
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  • MONGOLIA. Ulaan Baatar. Otguntugs (left) the father and Ounsuren (right) the mother, wait for a local market to open so that they can buy vodka early in the morning. As the global financial crisis grips Asia, Mongolia is feeling the implications first hand as the country suffers from rising inflation pushing the price of food and fuel ever upwards. For the country’s homeless, who live in sewers and abandoned garages in the capital and already face extreme discrimination and are denied access to basic health and social care, their lives are hanging in the balance. 2008
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  • MONGOLIA. Ulaan Baatar. Otguntugs (left) the father, Ounsuren (centre) the mother and their son Huyga eating breakfast. As the global financial crisis grips Asia, Mongolia is feeling the implications first hand as the country suffers from rising inflation pushing the price of food and fuel ever upwards. For the country’s homeless, who live in sewers and abandoned garages in the capital and already face extreme discrimination and are denied access to basic health and social care, their lives are hanging in the balance. 2008
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  • Shabhan Sheikh Siddique (1) is held by his mother outside the family home in a poor community of Kanpur. He suffers from cataracts and is one of a growing number of children in the community suffering from developmental issues believed to have been caused by increased exposure to water pollution whilst in the womb
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  • A young child strapped to the back of his mother in a town on the Tibetan Plateau, in western China.
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  • A mother and child stand outside an abandoned building in central Jakarta. Numerous buildings are found abandoned on the banks of the city's 13 rivers, as people flee the regular floods that engulf homes and communities throughout the city.
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  • CHINA. Beijing. A child being led by his mother on Tiananmen Square during the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics. 2008
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  • CHINA. Beijing. Li Rui'an (3) and his mother, Elle Hong, at home. Li Rui'an is the second child in the family. In wake of the approaching census, family's are having trouble registering their second child in the one-child state. 2010
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  • A Tibetan hold and his mother in a community on the Tibetan Plateau, in western China. Relocation communities been created to house nomadic herders moved from the highland grasslands. The nomads have been blamed for contributing to the deterioration of the grasslands, so have been moved, sometimes forcibly, into newly built towns that can be found across the plateau.
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  • A mother and her child sit next to a severely polluted water channel in a slum community in central Jakarta.
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  • CHINA. Sichuan Province. Chongqing. Mother and daughter on a tourist boat on The Yangtze River which is at its lowest level in 150 years as a result of a country-wide drought. Chongqing is a city of over 3,000,000 people, famed for being the capital of China between 1938 and 1946 during World War II. It is situated on the banks of the Yangtze river, China's longest river and the third longest in the world. Originating in Tibet, the river flows for 3,964 miles (6,380km) through central China into the East China Sea at Shanghai.  2008.
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  • Balkaur Singh (52) holds a portrait of his late mother Mukhtyar Kaur, who died in 2013 of breast and liver cancer, aged 75. It is believed that excessive pesticide use in the region over the past 30-40 years has led to the accumulation of dangerous levels of toxins such as uranium, lead and mercury which are contributing to increased health problems including cancers, birth defects and mental disabilities in children. It's a hidden epidemic which is gripping the Punjab region in northeast India which for decades has been the country's 'bread basket'. As local farmers and their families continue to get ill they are paying the price for the country's 'Green Revolution'.
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  • A mother and daughter ride past an elaborate and newly built gate in Dongzhuangying Village, on the southern outskirts of Beijing. Villagers have been building new extensions to their properties in-light of news that their village will be destroyed to make way for a new city airport. Villagers will be compensated more depending on the area of their homes, resulting in new buildings appearing across the village, as villagers anticipate higher amounts of compensation from local government. China. Friday 25th January, 2013.
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  • A mother and child look at flowers in Jingshan Park.
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  • A mother and child walk along a road in central Funafuti, Tuvalu. Located in the South West Pacific Ocean, Tuvalu is the world's 4th smallest country and is one of the most vulnerable to climate change impacts including sea level rise, drought and extreme weather events. Tuvalu - March, 2019.
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  • A mother feeds her son on the steps of a flood gate on the Ciliwung River, in the centre of Jakarta. The gate enables residents to release water into the river at times of flood.
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  • A mother and child look at a tank inside the Sumida aquarium.
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  • A young boy stands with his mother at a bus stop in the west of Beijing. As well as the elderly, children are particularly susceptible to the adverse health effects of air pollution.Many young children can now be seen on the streets of Beijing wearing masks, in an effort by their families to protect them. PM2.5 reading - 204 - Very Unhealthy
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  • Harmangod Singh (6) sits next to a portrait of his mother, Charnajeet Kaur, who died in 2010 of brain cancer, aged only 31. It is believed that excessive pesticide use in the region over the past 30-40 years has led to the accumulation of dangerous levels of toxins such as uranium, lead and mercury which are contributing to increased health problems including cancers, birth defects and mental disabilities in children. It's a hidden epidemic which is gripping the Punjab region in northeast India which for decades has been the country's 'bread basket'. As local farmers and their families continue to get ill they are paying the price for the country's 'Green Revolution'.
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  • A young child strapped to the back of his mother in Kyoto.
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  • A mother and child stand next to one another in the hutongs in central Beijing.
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  • A mother and child walk down stairs inside Ganden monastery in Tibet. The monastery is one of the most important in the region and sits on top of a mountain near Lhasa at an altitude over approximately 4,300m. Pilgrims steadily stream through the monastery throughout the day, exploring the narrow alleyways that criss cross the monastery's interior.
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  • A mother and son ride a scooter in downtown Funafuti, Tuvalu. Located in the South West Pacific Ocean, Tuvalu is the world's 4th smallest country and is one of the most vulnerable to climate change impacts including sea level rise, drought and extreme weather events. Tuvalu - March, 2019.
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  • A young boy stands with his mother at a bus stop in the west of Beijing. As well as the elderly, children are particularly susceptible to the adverse health effects of air pollution.Many young children can now be seen on the streets of Beijing wearing masks, in an effort by their families to protect them. PM2.5 reading - 204 - Very Unhealthy
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  • A mother holds her child in a building at the Beijing Zoo.
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  • Kiran Devi comes from a small village that is afflicted with water pollution from nearby leather tanneries. It is suspected that increased exposure to harmful toxins during mothers' pregnancies might be causing the increased number of children being born with mental disabilities in the villages outside Kanpur.
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  • Kiran Devi comes from a small village that is afflicted with water pollution from nearby leather tanneries. It is suspected that increased exposure to harmful toxins during mothers' pregnancies might be causing the increased number of children being born with mental disabilities in the villages outside Kanpur.
    India-Kanpur-Leather-Pollution-13-29...JPG
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