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French communities celebrate Paris accord anniversary with ex-UN chief
Posted : 2020-12-14 08:54
Updated : 2020-12-14 19:47
Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks in a pre-recorded interview with the French Culture Center in Korea released on YouTube, Dec. 8, in celebration of the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement. / Captured from YouTube
By Yi Whan-woo
Marking the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement, the French Culture Center in Korea invited former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for a YouTube interview last week to share thoughts on how the world can better take action for sustainable development.
In a separate celebration, the Francophone Society in Korea invited Ban for a luncheon with ambassadors from French-speaking countries and discussed climate change.
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UK ramps up climate adaptation plans in build up to COP26
The UK has become one of the first countries to publish an official plan setting out how the nation is responding to the climate crisis through adaptation and resiliency plans that focus on flood prevention and rewilding.
The Adaptation Communication will be submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) alongside the newly created NDC
During the Climate Ambition Summit, which was hosted by the UK this weekend to mark the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement, the Government published its Adaptation Communication. The document sets out how the UK is improving resiliency and mitigation against the climate crisis both at home and overseas.