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INTRODUCTION: FUTURE SCENE
UN President Interview, 20 IVlay 2040, CNN World Report
UN President Rikard Bersgstronn with Sara Lewis, Presenter, World Report
0; Looking back from your appointment as President of the United Nations in May 2031 to your retirement today, what is the one outstanding issue that has dominated your attention?
Sustainability and climate threats - no question. And how to meet the daily needs of the 9.1 billion people alive today. The drought across much of Northern and Southern Africa from 2031 to 2035 was a terrible disaster, killing over 3.7 million. The catastrophic flooding of Bangladesh in 2036, with monsoon and rising sea levels, which drowned at least 235,000. The Water War between Uganda, Sudan and Egypt over the control of the Nile, which continues. The sharp rise of energy prices three years ago and their subsequent collapse in January,