Invitation to contribute to Message to World Leaders at UN High Level Summit on Climate Change

The UN Secretary-General is holding a High Level Summit on Climate Change in New York on 22 September.  Attendance will be at the Head of Government level.  

The opening of the Summit is due to include a 3-5 minute speech by Nobel prize laureate, Prof Wangari Maathai, who would like to incorporate in her speach the vision, aspirations and asks of civil society and major groups from across the globe, and specially from countries that are most at risk from climate change.

Prof Maathai has requested the UN Campaign on Climate Change "Seal the Deal!" to write to UN accredited major group organizations requesting their input to incorporate in her speaking notes.

As a leading organization in your field, you are invited to contribute suggested speaking points to Prof. Maathai, which you believe would convey your organization's climate change messages to world leaders.  

We cannot guarantee that the points you provide will ultimately be included, but we can assure you that your input will be provided directly to Prof Maathai for consideration.

If this is of interest, we request that you provide no more than one page of suggested points by Thursday, 10 September.