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The United Nations Department of Public Information
(DPI) launched its new website, "Gateway to the United
Nations System's Work on Climate Change", on 3 August
2007. It highlights the wide-ranging work on climate change
of the various organs and agencies of the United Nations.
The website also makes it easier for Internet users to find
information on climate change from across the UN system, providing
the latest developments on efforts to reach a new international
climate change agreement and featuring news, information on
future events, as well as projects in the field and updates
for youth.
In addition to bringing Member States together to find a common
ground for addressing climate change at the international
level, the new gateway works to assess the most up-to-date
science on climate change, develop projects that assist people
at the grass-roots level to adapt to the consequences of climate
change. It also works to develop creative solutions that aim
to reduce emissions that cause climate change.
The latest information on climate change that can be found
on the new website include: the 60th Annual DPI/NGO Conference,
entitled "Climate Change: How It Impacts Us All",
which will be held from 5 to 7 September 2007; the high-level
event on climate change announced by Secretary-General Ban
Ki-moon, to take place on 24 September; and the upcoming UN
climate change conference in Bali in December.
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