Live: Global leaders speak at online international Climate Adaptation Summit 2021

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The online international #Climate #AdaptationSummit (CAS) 2021 opens with a plenary session and speeches from global leaders and stakeholders. Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng is expected to appear by video link at the opening ceremony, while #UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson are among the other high-level speakers. The summit is expected to see the launch of a comprehensive Adaptation Action Agenda that sets out clear commitments to deliver concrete new endeavors and partnerships to make our world more resilient to the effects of climate change.

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