The commission said current financing mechanisms for adjusting to climate change are problematic and countries must be able to receive and distribute funds from multiple sources with a minimum of transaction costs.Gunilla Carlsson, who chairs the CCCD and is Sweden's minister for international development cooperation, said that fighting poverty and climate change are "inseparable."The United Nations is striving for a new climate treaty to be agreed at a conference in Copenhagen in December. A new treaty would succeed the Kyoto Protocol, which limits climate-warming greenhouse emissions and expires in 2012.Ban said the "clock is ticking" ahead of the meeting and urged U.N. member states to agree a deal that cuts greenhouse gas emissions, promotes green development and helps the most vulnerable countries adapt to a changing climate."We still have much work to do to seal the deal," he said.U.N. climate chief Yvo de Boer told reporters it is essential that the Copenhagen meeting gives clarity on issues such as how much industrialized countries will reduce emissions and what major developing countries will do to limit growth of emissions.It must also address developing countries' need for financial support to help them adjust to climate change, he said. "I do not believe developing countries will be willing to address climate change in a much more vigorous way unless there is international support," de Boer said.De Boer said there is a strong commitment to reach an agreement in Copenhagen but added that a deal will not be easy to reach because the amount of time remaining is so limited.The CCCD, made up of 13 international experts including Carlsson, was established by the Swedish government with the aim of looking at how countries can adapt to climate change.(Editing by Simon Gardner) Green Business. Three Outstanding MSP Employees to Be Honored At Monday`s Metropolitan AirportsCommission Meeting--(Business Wire)--MSP Airport Foundation: What: Representatives from the Metropolitan Airports Commission and the MSP Airport Foundation will announce the winners and present trophies and checks for $1,000 to three MSP Employee of the Year winners. When: 1:00 pm., Monday, May 18, 2009 Where:Commission ChambersLindbergh Terminal (Mezzanine Level above Chili`s restaurant) MSP International Airport4300 Glumack Drive St.

Paul, Minn., 55111Airport Foundation MSP Cantwell, 612-467-0420 faxCopyright Business Wire 2009. * Net asset value up 0.3 pct to $2.63 bln Stocks  |  IPOs  |  Global Markets  |  Funds News  |  ETFs News  |  Private Capital * Investments in Dollar General Corp, HCA Inc marked up (Adds details, background) PHILADELPHIA, May 15 (Reuters) - KPE (KKR.AS), KohlbergKravis Roberts & Co's [KKR.UL] Amsterdam-listed fund reported asmall increase in net asset value over the prior quarter, as itmarked up the value of some of its investments. The fund, whose full name is KKR Private Equity Investorsand which has investments in a number of KKR's funds, said onFriday that net asset value in the first quarter was almost$2.63 billion, 0.3 percent higher than the previous quarter Net asset value per unit rose slightly to $12.82. Thatcompared with $12.78 at the end of the fourth quarter of 2008,and $23.02 per unit in the year-ago first quarter. "We believe that our performance during the first quarteris attributable in large part to our focus on operationalimprovement, cost reduction and efficiency initiatives," saidGeorge Roberts, co-founder of KKR and co-chairman of KPE'smanaging partner's board of directors. KPE invests its capital as the sole limited partner of KKRPEI Investments LP.

As of March 31, the fair value of theinvestment partnership's portfolio was $2.76 billion. Private equity firms are obliged for the first time thisyear to value their investment stakes as if they were to sellthem today, rather than years in the future when they may besold, although KPE has been doing this from the fund'sinception KPE marked up the value of its investments in U.S retailchain Dollar General Corp [DG.UL] and U.S. hospital operatorHCA Inc [HCA.UL], which offset markdowns in companies such aspower company Energy Future Holdings Corp [TXEFHE.UL]. KPE said that although certain segments of the globalcapital market had improved since the end of 2008, "worldwideeconomies and other segments of the global capital marketremain weak and, in general, credit remains scarce andconfidence in global financial systems and economic performancehas not been fully restored." Roberts said the firm has not yet seen signs of growth, buthas seen some leveling in the economic downturn.