(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 19. As part of
COP29 in Baku, Trend
News Agency proudly presents COP for Hope, a special
project offering an unparalleled platform to hear from world
leaders and trailblazers in politics, economics, science, and
ecology, all united by a shared commitment to addressing today's
pressing climate challenges.
Today, we are honored to speak with the Minister of
Environment and Climate Change of Sierra Leone Jiwoh Emmanuel
Abdulai.
In an exclusive interview with Trend ,
Abdulai stressed that the financial burden of combating
climate change continues to grow with time.
"We hope our partners can reach a mutual agreement. We are here
to represent the interests of our people and will do everything we
can. We have declared a need for climate finance amounting to $1.3
billion. Developed nations are discussing how to support us in the
fight against climate change," he said.
The Minister emphasized that Sierra Leone's participation in
COP29 is driven by the need to resolve climate finance issues.
"We hope there will be no further delays. Over time, the costs
to our countries, economies, and ecosystems are rising. The
situation is even worse in Tropical Africa. Forests and
biodiversity are particularly suffering from climate change. The
longer we wait, the more expensive it will be in the end. We hope
that COP29 will deliver solutions, particularly on the critical
issue of climate financing," Abdullai added.
The 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN
Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), which will run
until November 22, opened on November 11 at the Baku Olympic
Stadium. The event is the largest organized by Azerbaijan to date
and is the first time the region has hosted the event in
Azerbaijan.
The main expectation from COP29 is to agree on a fair and
ambitious New Collective Quantitative Goal (NCQG) on climate
finance.
The COP29 chairmanship has launched 14 initiatives that include
linkages between climate action and the Sustainable Development
Goals, including green energy corridors, green energy storage,
harmony for climate resilience, clean hydrogen, methane reduction
in organic waste, action on green digital technologies, and other
topics.
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