UN leader downbeat on short-term climate progress-05 September 2011,Hindustan Times

UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon on Monday warned Kiribati, a low-lying Pacific nation threatened by rising seas, that there was little chance of short-term progress on climate change. Ban described the tiny Pacific nation, where some villagers have had to relocate in the face of rising
sea levels, as “the frontline” of the climate change debate.

While the UN leader said he would continue to sound the alarm about climate change on behalf of countries such as Kiribati, he told islanders that prospects of a major breakthrough anytime soon were slim.

UN leader downbeat on short-term climate progress