This Monday in Maputo, the Mozambican government is holding the country’s first preparatory meeting for its participation in the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), which will take place from 30 November to 12 December this year in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The preparatory meeting will be led by the Minister for Land and Environment, Ivete Maibaze, according to a press release sent to AIM today.
“The aim of the meeting is to share information on areas of interest, hear from stakeholders, concerns and proposals for issues to be incorporated into the work agenda of the delegation that will represent the country at the world’s largest climate event,” the document states.
It explains that, on this occasion, the Minister will discuss the role of the “Nairobi Declaration” for Africa and the progress the country has made in terms of regulating its carbon market, including its ambitions as a sovereign state.
“The one-day meeting brings together officials from the Ministries of Land and Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy, Transport and Communications, Agriculture and Rural Development, Industry and Trade, Cooperation Partners, Private Sector Representatives, Non-Governmental Organisations, Civil Society Organisations and other entities.”
The COP28 preparatory meeting is taking place about a week after the first African Climate Summit, which was held in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, and focussed on agreeing ideas for a common position at the United Nations event.
The Mozambican delegation at the Nairobi summit was led by the Head of State, Filipe Nyusi, who gave two speeches on climate change and the blue economy.
At the event, African leaders adopted the Nairobi Declaration, a guiding instrument for African countries in terms of mitigating the effects of climate change, which are profoundly affecting the continent.
In the Nairobi Declaration, African leaders commit to investing 30 billion US dollars a year by 2030 to fill the funding gap in water security. They also call on the international community to honour its commitment to invest 100 billion dollars a year in climate finance.
The Declaration emphasises that Africa is warming up faster than the rest of the world, which could have an impact on growth and the well-being of countries. In addition, African cities are growing rapidly and will be home to a billion people by 2050, increasing the possibility of them becoming disaster hotspots.
The document reiterates the call for global leaders to see the decarbonisation of the economy as “an opportunity to contribute to equity and shared prosperity.”
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