Since the commencement of the 27th edition of the United Nations Climate Change Conference on November 6, participants have discussed various subjects aimed at achieving climate justice in Africa and other parts of the world.
According to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, over 50,000 thousand attendees have been registered for this year’s event— the highest figure recorded so far. The two-day summit hosted heads of states and governments from over 100 countries, including U.S. President Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. President Muhammadu Buhari did not attend the event. He was represented by the Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi, who is leading the Nigerian delegation.
The pavilion is currently hosting an array of events with prominent guests and actors within the climate change ecosystem. Young people across the globe meet there and network with each other. Likewise, they reviewed and renewed the commitment of developed nations to provide funding to “Leave No One Behind”.
“Bold announcements to harness the enabling environment of green hydrogen fertilisers by African countries were made,” the UNFCCC said.for a quarter of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Meanwhile, unhealthy diets cause one in five deaths worldwide.In response to the devastating impacts of climate change affecting vulnerable people all over the world, the COP27 Presidency launched the Sharm-El-Sheikh Adaptation Agenda on Thursday in partnership with the High-Level Champions.
He explained that the agenda comprises a total of 30 global adaptation outcome targets by 2030 that are urgently needed to address the adaptation gap and increase the resilience of 4 billion people through accelerating transformation across five impact systems: food and agriculture, water and nature, coastal and oceans, human settlements, and infrastructure.a new adaptation project tagged: “Project 250k”.
“As a COP hosted in Africa, it must consider the needs of the developing countries and ensure climate justice through availing the appropriate finance and other means of implementation, as countries that are the least responsible for emissions are the most affected by climate change,” Mr Shoukry said.