Michel Jarraud Quotations

The past year has brought prolonged droughts to the Greater Horn of Africa and parts of Europe and Asia, Australia and Brazil. There were also a record number of devastating hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean.

This year is currently the second warmest on record, and could end up being the warmest once all the figures are in. It has certainly been exceptional in the intensity of its storms.

Temperatures are getting hotter, and they are getting hotter faster now than at any time in the past.

In a sense, the burden of proof has shifted from the people who are saying there's a risk, to the skeptics now.

In 2005 abnormal temperatures were registered in many areas of the globe.

The least developed countries are the most affected. Often, developing countries don't have the resources to mitigate the impact.