Secretary-General Calls for Massive Scale-Up of Climate Adaptation in Africa, Urging Leaders' Dialogue to Seize 'Once-in-a-Generation' Opportunity - World
Secretary-General Calls for Massive Scale-Up of Climate Adaptation in Africa, Urging Leaders’ Dialogue to Seize ‘Once-in-a-Generation’ Opportunity Format Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the Leaders’ Dialogue on the Africa COVID-Climate Emergency, today: I thank the African Development Bank and the Global Center on Adaptation for convening us today. As the world confronts a pandemic, a recession and a climate crisis, the United Nations climate conference, COP26, in November, provides a compelling opportunity for Africa to turn ambition into reality. I...