Rich nations need to 'lend their help'

Developing countries, vulnerable to extreme weather and climatic catastrophes, need proper technology and funding to deal with the adverse affects of global warming, China's top meteorologist said yesterday.

Developing countries are ill-equipped and susceptible to the consequences of climate change, Zheng Guoguang, chief of the China Meteorological Administration, said.

"It is imperative for developed economies to ensure financial flow and the transfer of technology," he said.