The process has taken a bit longer than it should have but it's good news to have someone with experience who is ready to start. There's a lot of work to be done after the Copenhagen failure. The Guardian:
Costa Rica's Christiana Figueres is to be the new head of the UN climate convention, BBC News understands.
The UN is expected to confirm her appointment to take over from outgoing chief Yvo de Boer later in the week.
Sources close to the UN said she emerged as front-runner after an intervention from small island states.
The US-based diplomat, daughter of former Costa Rican president Jose Figueres Ferrer, has taken part in UN climate negotiations since 1995.
