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Assembly Holds Thematic Debate on Sustainable Development and Climate Change

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:30:35 GMT

In the Trusteeship Council chamber, Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director of the Earth Institute and Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, addresses the General Assembly thematic debate entitled “Sustainable development and climate change: Practical solutions in the energy-water nexus.”

Assembly Holds Thematic Debate on Sustainable Development and Climate Change

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:30:35 GMT

In the Trusteeship Council chamber, Johan Rockström, Executive Director of Stockholm Resilience Centre, addresses the General Assembly thematic debate entitled “Sustainable development and climate change: Practical solutions in the energy-water nexus.”

Assembly Holds Thematic Debate on Sustainable Development and Climate Change

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:30:35 GMT

Assembly Holds Thematic Debate on Sustainable Development and Climate Change

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:30:35 GMT

A wide view of the Trusteeship Council chamber as Vuk Jeremić, President of the General Assembly, addresses the General Assembly thematic debate entitled “Sustainable development and climate change: Practical solutions in the energy-water nexus.”

Assembly Holds Thematic Debate on Sustainable Development and Climate Change

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:30:35 GMT

In the Trusteeship Council chamber, Rajendra Pachauri, Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Director-General of The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI), addresses the General Assembly thematic debate entitled “Sustainable development and climate change: Practical solutions in the energy-water nexus.”

Assembly Holds Thematic Debate on Sustainable Development and Climate Change

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:30:35 GMT

In the Trusteeship Council chamber, Vuk Jeremić, President of the General Assembly, addresses the General Assembly thematic debate entitled “Sustainable development and climate change: Practical solutions in the energy-water nexus.”

At the table, from left to right are: Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, United Arab Emirates Minister of State and Special Envoy for Energy and Climate Change; Wu Hongbo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs; Mr. Jeremić; Ion Botnaru, Director of the General Assembly and Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Affairs Division; and Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director of the Earth Institute and Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development.

Assembly Holds Thematic Debate on Sustainable Development and Climate Change

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:30:35 GMT

In the Trusteeship Council chamber, Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, United Arab Emirates Minister of State and Special Envoy for Energy and Climate Change, addresses the General Assembly thematic debate entitled “Sustainable development and climate change: Practical solutions in the energy-water nexus.”

Assembly Holds Thematic Debate on Sustainable Development and Climate Change

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:30:35 GMT

In the Trusteeship Council chamber, Wu Hongbo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, addresses the General Assembly thematic debate entitled “Sustainable development and climate change: Practical solutions in the energy-water nexus.”

Assembly Holds Thematic Debate on Sustainable Development and Climate Change

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:30:35 GMT

In the Trusteeship Council chamber, Laurence Tubiana, Director of the Institute of Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI), addresses the General Assembly thematic debate entitled “Sustainable development and climate change: Practical solutions in the energy-water nexus.”

Assembly Holds Thematic Debate on Sustainable Development and Climate Change

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:30:35 GMT

In the Trusteeship Council chamber, Izabella Teixiera, Minister of the Environment of Brazil, addresses the General Assembly thematic debate entitled “Sustainable development and climate change: Practical solutions in the energy-water nexus.”