UN Dispatch is camped out at the UN today for the climate change summit. We are among a number of bloggers on site for all of today’s activities. So what are today’s activities? From 9 to 11 various heads of state and dignitaries are scheduled to speak, including:
Speakers today include:
Ban Ki Moon, Secretary General
Dr. Rajendra Pachuri, IPCC Chair
Barack Obama, USA
Mohamed Nasheed, The Maldives
Hu Jinato, China
Yukio Hatoyama, Japan
Paul Kagame, Kenya
Fredrik Reinfelt, Sweeden
Oscar Arias, Costa Rica
Nicholas Sarkozy, France
Wangari Muta Maathai, Nobel Lauriet Green Belt Movement
Then, Al Gore is scheduled for a press conference. Later this afternoon, heads of state from about 100 countries are meeting in thematic interactive roundtables that are closed to the press. We’ll be around all day. Stay tuned!