Mexico Will Host the Next World Environment Day in June 2009
Posted on September 23, 2008
Mexico will host the next World Environment Day in June 2009, the head of the UN Environment Program said, praising the country’s efforts to tackle climate change.
“Mexico is at the crossroads of the green economy politically, physically and practically,” said UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner at a news conference with Mexican President Felipe Calderon.
Steiner underlined the north American country’s significant environmental challenges, “from high air pollution in cities and dependence on fossil fuels to land degradation and the need to fight poverty.
“But Mexico is also emerging as one among a group of developing economies who are bringing much needed leadership to the need for a new, comprehensive and decisive climate treaty,” he said.
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