From left, IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Ban Ki-moon, former UN secretary-general and co-chair of the Global Commission on Adaptation, at the opening session of the Climate Adaptation Summit 2021 via video link. Photo: Xinhua
From left, IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Ban Ki-moon, former UN secretary-general and co-chair of the Global Commission on Adaptation, at the opening session of the Climate Adaptation Summit 2021 via video link. Photo: Xinhua
This Week in Asia /  Health & Environment

Climate change: Modi, Widodo among Asian leaders to commit to global goals at summit

  • Climate Adaptation Summit focuses on preserving natural resources and generating renewable energy in less-developed countries
  • India’s Modi pledges to reverse environmental degradation as US says it will ‘significantly increase the flow of finance’ to international adaptation initiatives

Topic |   Climate change
Bhavan Jaipragas
Bhavan Jaipragas

Updated: 11:00pm, 26 Jan, 2021

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From left, IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Ban Ki-moon, former UN secretary-general and co-chair of the Global Commission on Adaptation, at the opening session of the Climate Adaptation Summit 2021 via video link. Photo: Xinhua
From left, IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Ban Ki-moon, former UN secretary-general and co-chair of the Global Commission on Adaptation, at the opening session of the Climate Adaptation Summit 2021 via video link. Photo: Xinhua
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