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This article appeared in the May 10, 2010 edition of The Nation. April 21, 2010:

It was 11 am and Evo Morales had turned a football stadium into a giant classroom, marshaling an array of props: paper plates, plastic cups, disposable raincoats, handcrafted gourds, wooden plates and multicolored ponchos.

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This draft strategy proposes a broad range of measures on how London could potentially manage the challenges extreme weather conditions will bring. The strategy is now out for public consultation and Londoners have a crucial role to play in developing an effective, workable response. As stated by the Mayor, Boris Johnson, in the foreword: "This vital issue requires an unprecedented conversation between City Hall and Londoners. We are calling on people to tell us what their solutions are.

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In Moldova, people’s well-being could also be affected in such sectors as transport, health, and energy. In transport, for instance, heat waves could melt pavement disrupting roadways, and intense heat could deform railways and bridges. In health, higher temperatures could increase pollution and affect overall human health.

To remedy these predicted scenarios, the Report urges immediate action stating that the cost of inaction could be significant both in human and economic terms.

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The Nairobi Work Programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change - Action Pledges: making a difference on the ground - A synthesis of outcomes, good practices, lessons learned, and future challenges and opportunities.

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This publication consists of an introductory section, and seven thematic chapters, each containing a synthesis of activities included in the synthesis exercise, case studies and examples highlighting: key outputs from the adaptation actions undertaken by Nairobi work programme partners, their practical impacts, emerging good practices and lessons learned, and challenges and opportunities. A final concluding chapter provides the overall key messages from the lessons learned to date and possible ways in which the Nairobi work programme can enhance its roles as a catalyst for action and as a central learning platform on adaptation, both currently and in the context of a future climate regime.