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Climate change funding 'at risk'

By Lan Lan and Li Jing | China Daily | Updated: 2011-11-23 07:57

Commitment must remain despite financial crisis, official says

BEIJING - Funding by Western nations to help developing countries fight climate change is more important than ever, even though money may be short due to the financial crisis, China's top climate change official said. The bleak global economic outlook and various policy positions held by some nations have lowered expectations for climate talks in Durban, South Africa, starting on Monday.

"Western countries are facing difficulties," Xie Zhenhua, vice-minister of the National Development and Reform Commission, said at a news conference on Tuesday.

Climate change funding 'at risk'

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