UNITED NATIONS, Jan 26 (IPS) – Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, in an address to the Climate Adaptation SummitWe begin this year with a heightened awareness of the importance of resilience. The COVID-19 pandemic has reminded us that we cannot afford to ignore known risks.
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