About 16 members of the
Pan-African Parliament, the Legislative
Organ of the African Union are currently attending the United Nations Climate
Change Conference, commonly known as COP25 in
Madrid, Spain, which began today December
2 and will end on 13 December 2019.
A release signed by Jeffrey ONGANGA, Media Officer at the Pan African Parliament states that
the event is held under the Presidency of the Chilean
government.
African Parliamentary
News recalls that COP 25 is
an event of global importance, which seeks practical implementation of the
Paris Agreement concluded in 2015.
According to the
release, the President of the continental Parliament Rt. Hon. Roger Nkodo
DANG expressed continued worry over the
slow approval of adaptation projects and the lack of parity in the provision of
finance between adaptation and mitigation. Rt Hon DANG stated that the era of effective implementation
of the Paris Agreement has come and parliaments must take stronger and more
concerted actions.
“To be
credible, effective and legally enforceable; the commitments made under the
Paris Agreement need to be translated into national legislation, supported by
appropriate budget allocation and robust oversight of government performance.
Hence, during the Conference, Pan-African Parliament; through the African Climate Legislation Initiative (ACLI), will also
host a side-event to reinforce capacity of
African Legislators. I am extremely pleased that this event has already
attracted support of key stakeholders such as the
African Development Bank (AfDB), the Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance
(PAJCA), the Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophonie as well as the Africa
Group of Negotiators,” says
Rt. Hon. Nkodo DANG.
The Pan-African Parliament President
says his team will also be attending diverse sessions where they will strongly
emphasize key messages to main stakeholders.
According to the
release, PAP continues to call for the
global community, in particular; developed country parties to continue
highlighting their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; intensify
efforts to limit the temperature increase to well below 2°C and to provide
resources for loss and damage, as well as any related actions to address such
losses.
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