On behalf of the UNFCCCís Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres, I am honoured to address this important meeting of the African Ministers of Environment. Ms. Figueres deeply regrets not being here in person, but scheduling conflicts have made it impossible. You meet here less than three months before the UN Climate Change Conference takes place under African skies at the end of the year. As you know all too well, the Durban conference is a critically important step on the road (…)