Ilhomjon Rajabov, head of the Climate Change and Ozone Centre within the State Administration for Hydrometeorology and a delegate from the Republic of Tajikistan, talks about the process as it moves toward Copenhagen, and discusses some of the issues related to climate change, important in Tajikistan, including melting glaciers. He explains why adaptation efforts need to become more aggressive, and argues against the rich-poor divide some countries promote in the climate change process. Also see Mohammed Ismael, Food Secretary and Environmental Specialist for the Magreb Arab Union, speaking from Buenos Aires in 2009