Baard Vegard Solhell, Minister of Environment of Norway, stressed that the mission of our generation should be to focus on climate change, which has major social impacts, including its differential effects on women and men.

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"The field work will take up to three weeks and both the governments of Norway and Switzerland have pledged funds for this assessment mission, " said Dr Habib Elhabr, Director of the UNEP for West Asia.

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Robert Mood of Norway, whose tour of duty ended Friday, the mission's website said.

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