The presentation by Sunita Narain at the South Asian Media Briefing Workshop organized by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) in New Delhi, Nov 24-25, 2010. Says that we are compromising our position in climate negotiations and getting too little to prevent climate change.

Climate change: Poznan- Copenhagen-Cancun What is at stake and play? by Sunita Narain, Director, CSE presented at the South Asian Media Briefing on Climate Change, CSE, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, 24

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