UN Secretary-General's address to the Parliament of the Republic of Malawi

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Secretary-General Office of the Spokesperson

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Lilongwe, Malawi, 29 May 2010 - Secretary-General''s address to the Parliament of the Republic of Malawi

Rt. Honourable Joyce Banda, Vice President of Malawi, Rt. Honourable Chimunthu Banda, Speaker of Parliament, Honourable Goodall Gondwe, Leader of the House.

Excellencies, Distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen,

Good afternoon.

Ndafika! [I have come!]

Thank you for your warm welcome.

Water, development and climate change

Author(s):
Buyelwa Sonjica
Year:
2010
Publisher:
Climate-L.org
Volume:
Guest Article #38
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Buyelwa Sonjica is the Minister of Water and Environment Affairs (South Africa); President of the African Ministers' Council on Water

Water does not specifically appear in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change language on adaptation. There is however no doubt of the central and cross-cutting role water resource management plays in climate adaptation.