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class="Default"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">(e) Supporting member States in addressing challenges of climate change in key sectors and putting in place appropriate plans and mechanisms to reflect national development priorities, policies, strategies and programmes;</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">(f) Promoting policy dialogues and the exchange of experiences and best practices among stakeholders at the regional, national and local levels through conferences, meetings, seminars and electronic forums.</span></p> </div></div></div> </article> </section> </div> </section> </div> <div class="col-sm-12 topfooter" role="complementary"> <div class="region region-footer-top"> <section id="block-views-stories-block-8" class="block block-views clearfix"> <h2 class="block-title">Recent Stories</h2> <div class="view view-stories view-id-stories view-display-id-block_8 view-dom-id-b338562b234ba602e5a147f07e12d155"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 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