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UN official on climate change tells ToI: Crisis ‘doesn’t recognize borders, political ideologies’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSue Surkes is The Times of Israel's environment reporter
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Asked whether the climate crisis might push states in the Middle East and North Africa region to work together more closely, the executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Patricia Espinosa, says the climate crisis “is a global issue – it does not recognize borders, political ideologies, or anything.”
“If we as humanity can come together and strengthen cooperation everywhere, it will be a win-win situation for everyone,” she tells The Times of Israel.
Speaking on the sidelines of the first-ever United Nations Middle East and North Africa Climate Week, being held this week in Dubai, Espinosa says, “The world is facing a very difficult moment right now and I hope the fact that the climate crisis remains the biggest threat to humanity is going to be clear in the minds of the leaders of the world so that while giving attention to all the things that are happening now, we do not forget this.”
“I think that what we have seen is that when humanity comes together, it really can have amazing results. I am an optimist and I want to remain optimistic,” she adds.
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