President Muhammadu Buhari will attend the 22nd Conference of the
Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change (UNFCCC), also known as COP-22, in Marrakech, Morocco, from
November 14-16, 2016.
President Buhari will participate in the
official opening plenary on November 15 where he will deliver his
national statement during the High Level Segment of COP 22.
The Presidential address is expected to highlight, among other key
issues, Nigeria’s unwavering commitment to implementing the Nationally
Determined Contributions (NDCs) and policy actions aimed at tackling
climate change through environmental sustainable efforts.
President Buhari will also use the occasion of his speech to rally
international support for the clean-up of Ogoniland in the Niger Delta
and the resuscitation of the Lake Chad Basin.
While in Marrakech,
the President is scheduled to attend the Africa Day Commemoration at
COP 22 with the theme, “Moving from Commitments to Action with Intended
Nationally Determined Contributions and African Renewable Energy
Initiative.”
He will also attend the Summit of African Heads of State on the sidelines of the Climate Change conference.
COP 22, which will be attended by representatives from 197 countries
including world leaders, environment ministers, government officials as
well as a wide range of representatives from civil society and the
private sector, is the first meeting of State Parties since the entry
into force of the landmark Paris Agreement on November 4, 2016.
The legally binding international Agreement on climate change, among
others, addresses issues of global warming, including its impact on food
security and agriculture.
It would be recalled that President
Buhari signed the Paris Agreement on September 22, 2016 at the margins
of the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Buoyed by that commitment, the Nigerian delegation is optimistic that
COP22 will provide a platform to promote and enhance delivery of the
purpose-driven environmental sustainable agenda of the Federal
Government.
Buhari Jets to Morocco for Climate Change Conference
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