Blow to the Earth! UN announces that its ‘climate action meetings’ in Caribbean, Africa, Asia & Middle East are ‘postponed’ & ‘virtual’ meetings sought instead
UN: "All Regional Climate Weeks in 2020 are postponed. Host Governments are in the process of confirming their commitment to host the events in 2021. The organizing partners will discuss a possible schedule of Regional Climate Week meetings for 2021 over the coming days, keeping in mind uncertainties around the precise timing of COP26 in 2021. Virtual solutions to fulfill some of the objectives of the Regional Climate Weeks are also being explored." ...
Originally planned Regional Climate Weeks in 2020:
Africa Climate Week 2020 (ACW2020), Kampala - Uganda
Latin America and the Caribbean Climate Week 2020 (LACCW2020), Santo Domingo – Dominican Republic, 6-10 July 2020
Asia-Pacific Climate Week 2020 (APCW2020), Yokohama - Japan, 24-28 August 2020
Middle East and North Africa Climate Week 2020 (MENACW2020) - Dubai - United Arab Emirates, 6-10 December 2020
All Regional Climate Weeks in 2020 are postponed. Virtual solutions to fulfill some of the objectives of the key regional #ClimateAction meetings are being explored.
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— UN Climate Change (@UNFCCC) April 15, 2020
https://unfccc.int/about-the-regional-climate-weeks
ALL REGIONAL CLIMATE WEEKS IN 2020 ARE POSTPONED
All Regional Climate Weeks in 2020 are postponed. Host Governments are in the process of confirming their commitment to host the events in 2021. The organizing partners will discuss a possible schedule of Regional Climate Week meetings for 2021 over the coming days, keeping in mind uncertainties around the precise timing of COP26 in 2021. Virtual solutions to fulfill some of the objectives of the Regional Climate Weeks are also being explored.