Climate and Development | ONE

Climate and Development | ONE: "The Opportunity

Global climate negotiations offer international leaders a unique opportunity to address the impact climate change is having on the world's poor. This will require action on two fronts: adaptation to help poor countries cope with the impact of climate change, and mitigation to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and avoid future emissions in developing countries.

In partnering with poor countries towards a global climate deal, it is important that world leaders view sub-Saharan Africa not as another problem to be solved, but as an opportunity for solutions. Preserving sub-Saharan Africa's vast rainforests, for example, could help offset global emissions, and down the road Africa's potential for solar, geothermal and even biomass could provide new resources for clean energy."