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July 2008: President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal delivered the fifteenth U Thant Distinguished Lecture on the theme “Climate Change and African Initiatives.” The
lecture, part of the U Thant lecture series co-organized by the UN University
(UNU), the UNU Institute of Advanced Legal Studies and the Science Council of
Japan, was held at the UNU headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. President Wade spoke
on climate change, and specifically on how African-led initiatives, such as the
African Union’s Great Green Wall of the Sahara, can contribute to combating
desertification. [UNU Media
Release] [Webcast]