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NAMPA: Geingob to attend COP 21 on Monday
President Hage Geingob will attend the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 21) of the United Nations (UN) climate change conference here on Monday. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) conference is set to take place from 30 November to 11 December 2015. Geingob will be amongst 150 Heads of State and Governments to give their public support for reaching a new and universal climate change agreements. The event will begin with an unprecedented 'Leaders Event' immediately after the official opening of the COP. "The national plans and arrival of leaders will reflect growing government confidence in the global response by thousands of companies and investors, who have announced their commitment to the essential economic and social transformation to low-carbon, sustainable growth and development," the UNFCC said on its website Sunday.
Deputy Prime Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, who is also Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, said last week that Namibia is looking forward to the finalisation of a legally-binding Paris climate change agreement based on common but different responsibilities. She made the remarks during a briefing session on various matters with the Diplomatic Corps in Namibia. "Namibia's message to the international community this year is that we must work together for a global mitigation action if we are to ensure both sustainable development at national level and prevent the catastrophic effects of climate change. We are going to Paris to pool efforts in reaching an agreement to reduce global warming below two degrees Celsius," she stated.
The central job of governments in Paris is to discuss and agree on an international arrangement and in their own national interests, to make a more rapid transition to the low-carbon future that will keep global warming to below two degrees Celsius. More than 180 countries covering almost 95 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions have already delivered their national climate action plans to the UNFCCC.
Meanwhile, Geingob heads to Paris from Malta where he attended a three-day Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). From Paris, the Namibian leader will fly to London, United Kingdom to attend the Global Africa Investment Summit on 01 and 02 December. He is also scheduled to take part in the Africa/China Summit on 03 and 04 December in Pretoria, South Africa.
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