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Costa Rica abolished its army back in 1948, and 99 percent of its energy is renewable. The small country is an exception in Latin America. Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado Quesada sat down for an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24. Ahead of November's COP26 conference in Glasgow, he laid out several concrete proposals to fight climate change and sounded the alarm, saying: "The biggest challenge of this generation is decarbonisation and fighting climate change."
Coto Brus (Costa Rica), Mar 24 (EFE) (CAMERA: Douglas Marin) .- While Maria Bejarano prepares the fibers and natural pigments to make traditional bags and dresses, her daughter prepares the piled rice for lunch that the family will taste who lives in a humble house in the Ngöbe Bugle de Coto Brus indigenous territory, in southern Costa Rica.
Madrid, Dec 3 (EFE) .- (Camera: Santiago Castro) Felipe VI met on Tuesday with Costa Rica's president, Carlos Alvarado, on the first occasion in which they hold a bilateral meeting since Alvarado was sworn in as president of the Central American country in May 2018.FOOTAGE OF CARLOS ALVARADO AND KING FELIPE VI MEETING IN ZARZUELA.
Costa Rica's President Carlos Alvarado, who took office in May, has granted a wide-ranging interview to FRANCE 24. Costa Rica - a world leader in fighting climate change - aims to decarbonise its economy and rely solely on renewables, Alvarado told FRANCE 24. He also addressed migration and the political crisis in neighbouring Nicaragua, which has seen thousands of Nicaraguans flee to Costa Rica.
Annette Young meets with Christiana Figueres, the former UN climate chief, who has now joined the race to become the next UN Secretary-General. She talks of how in an increasingly polarised world, the need for collaborative diplomacy is needed more than ever.
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