Cancun Summit: Mexico unveils "world's first" climate adaptation plan

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New medium-term adaptation plan to help country cope with rising climate risks

With the negotiations to deliver an international climate change deal on a knife edge, Mexico yesterday moved to increase the focus on the urgent need for countries to adapt to inevitable levels of climate...

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