The interconnection of peace in the region with progress on sustainability and addressing the impacts of climate change was highlighted on Thursday by Professor Jeffrey Sachs, Chair of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, at the Climate Action in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East Conference, held in Nicosia between April 8 and 9. The creation of a state of Palestine alongside Israel, the end of the war in Iran, and reconciliation between Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus would provide the basis “for all the technical solutions in the world”, he said.