Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is in Beijing discussing a recent report by the group he now heads - the Global Commission on Adaptation. Ban calls for urgent action to fight the impact of climate change, noting that doing so will likely bring economic benefits. Wu Guoxiu reports.

Tackling climate change can bring economic benefits and is in a nation's best interests. The words of former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speak directly to the release of a new report. He says investing 1.8 trillion US dollars globally in the coming decade could generate 7.1 trillion in net benefits. Ban now leads the Global Commission on Adaptation, founded last year in the Netherlands.

BAN KI-MOON, CHAIRMAN GLOBAL COMMISSION ON ADAPTATION "It's true that many governments have been paying, or investing more on mitigation, trying to reduce the greenhouse emissions. But it's equally important that we do more, if not more, equally on adaptation. If we invest one dollar today on adaptation, particularly on infrastructure resilient to climate, we can expect at least four dollars return."

China's Minister of Ecology and Environment is one of the 34 members of the commission. He says China has a national strategy to deal with climate change, both through mitigation and adaptation.

LI GANJIE, MINISTER CHINESE MINISTRY OF ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT "President Xi has said many times, dealing with climate change, is not what others asked us to do, but it's what we want. Through the CGA and other platforms, we want to improve our adaptation efforts. We also like to offer capable help, and share experiences with other developing countries through South-South Cooperation."

The report notes that those most affected by climate change did the least to cause the problem. And people most vulnerable to climate impacts need to be factored into the commission's decision making. Launch events are taking place in more than 10 capital cities around the world. But Beijing is hosting the major event.

PATRICK V. VERKOOIJEN, CEO GLOBAL CENTER ON ADAPTATION "There are multiple examples in China, where under the leadership of President Xi Jinping and the government, adaptation action is being implemented in cities, in agriculture, in landscape restoration. What we try to do in the report as part of the commission, is to show to the world what can work, and how we can scale up the work toward the rest of the world."

WU GUOXIU BEIJING "The Commission says it will make several announcements and unveil additional actions at the UN Climate Summit in two weeks. These "Action Tracks," which are outlined in the report, cover areas such as food security, resilience, disaster risk management, and finances. Wu Guoxiu, CGTN, Beijing."