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THINGS TO LOOK FOR TODAY

PLENARY: COP-1 President Dr. Angela Merkel (Germany) is expected to open the Conference this morning in the General Assembly Hall. Delegates are expected to elect the President of COP-2, President-Designate H.E. Chen Chimutengwende (Zimbabwe), and to hear statements from UNFCCC Executive Secretary Michael Zammit Cutajar, Nitin Desai (DPCSD), Elizabeth Dowdeswell (UNEP), Bert Bolin (IPCC), as well as representatives from WMO, GEF, CSD, IAA, IEA and the Swiss Government. Delegates are expected to address organizational matters.