UN raises hopes of 2015 extreme weather resilience deal

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UN confirms plans for major disaster risk summit in early 2015, as John Kerry confirms plan for US to work with Vietnam on climate resilience

The UN has confirmed plans for a new global agreement on how to tackle escalating disaster risks, in a move that experts hope could boost the chances of an international deal on climate change being agreed...

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