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The impact of climate change takes place in cities, towns and villages. They in turn have the greatest impact on climate change. As our climate changes things are getting worse, threatening more extreme weather. If sea levels rise by just one metre, many major coastal cities will be under threat: Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Los Angeles, New York, Lagos, and Cairo Karachi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Dhaka, Shanghai, Osaka-Kobe, and Tokyo.
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Cities must be empowered to tackle climate change
Copenhagen - 19/12/2009

National governments must give cities the support they need to tackle climate change impacts, UN-HABITAT Executive Director Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka said at the end of the marathon climate change talks in the Danish capital.

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World Leaders Meet in Copenhagen
2 Jun 09 - 4 Jun 09
Copenhagen, Denmark

Local, regional and national representatives from around the world will gather in Copenhagen for the Local Government Climate Change Leadership Summit.

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