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Tallinn and Penang scoop top climate challenge awards

News05 Feb 2020by SmartCitiesWorld news team

Penang is already regularly suffering the impacts of extreme weather, including flooding

Semi-finalists from five global cities and 10 citizens from eight nations attended the recent ChangeNow summit in Paris for the inaugural Climathon Global Awards.

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