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World leaders, top business people and campaigners will be debating issues from climate change to political instability at the World Economic Forum1 this week.在本周举行的世界经济论坛上，世界各国领导人、商界精英和活动家们将就从气候变化到政治动荡等一系列议题展开讨论。Climate changeLast year was the warmest on record, and climate change will be high on the agenda during the first full day of events in Davos.Al Gore2, the former vice-president of the US, who has described climate change as the biggest challenge our civilisation3 faces, is taking centre stage alongside Pharrell Williams, the pop star who sang Happy but who is appearing as creative director of Bionic Yarn4, a company that turns fibres from recycled plastic into durable5 textiles.Gore is participating in other events looking at how business should respond to climate change, alongside Lord Stern, president of the British Academy, and speakers from the insurance company Axa.Other events covering this topic include Building for the Storm, asking how governments should respond to climate change. Another session will look at how a comprehensive global climate deal can be achieved.Political instabilityConflict is the number-one issue for the political and business elite6 this year. The rise of Islamic State has awoken fears over failures of national governance and the collapse7 of nation states.Several Middle Eastern leaders are in attendance, including Egypts president Abdel Fatah al-Sisi;King Abdullah of Jordan; Haidar al-Abadi, prime minister of Iraq; and MassoudBarzani, president of the autonomous8 Kurdistan region.The Ukraine crisis is a reminder9 that long-forgotten disputes can flare10 back into life, the World Economic Foundation says, with widespread consequences for a whole region. Petro Poroshenko, president of Ukraine, will be looking for support as his country risks defaulting on its debts.Poroshenko should get support from George Soros, the billionaire investor11 and philanthropist, who is pushing European governments to offer Kiev more help. He will