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"Cancun has to be the next essential step
on the road to a solution to the climate challenge"
Christina Figueres is the Executive Secretary
of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
In 2 weeks time she'll be overseeing one of the biggest gatherings
of experts and authorities so far in the fight against climate change,
in Cancun, Mexico.
The conference will focus on adaptation, technology transfer and forests,
as well as negotiations on a new fund
which will finance long term climate change action.
Figueres said while she was positive about the meeting,
she was also realistic about the challenges ahead.
"A Cancun deal isn't going to solve the whole problem,
but it can set a new pace for negotiations
where governments lock in better agreements every year,
never ruling out new possibilities or ignoring existing needs for the future."
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