President Buhari to attend climate change conference in Morroco

President Buhari to attend climate change conference in Morroco

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.

A statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina said 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. 

 

According to Adesina, 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 would 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,” the statement read.

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