Ghana remains committed to global “Climate Change” goal – Abu Jinapor
Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Adu Jinapor has stated that Ghana under the leadership of President Akufo-Addo, remains committed to the global effort aimed at stopping the negative impact “Climate Change” is having on the planet.
In a Facebook post on his wall, Mr Jinapor, noted that on Friday, 17th February, 2023, at the invitation of the United Kingdom government, he “joined the British Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, The Rt. Hon. Therese Coffey, MP, Ministers from other forest countries, and Chief Executives of the private sector, at the Lancaster House, London, United Kingdom, for the Nature Action – Private Sector Mobilization Event”.
“The purpose of the event according to Abu Jinapor, to was to catalyze and demonstrate delivery of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), a landmark agreement adopted at the 15th Session of the Conference of Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity, held in Montreal, Canada.
“Our deliberations outlined how Governments, Indigenous Leaders, Private Sector and Civil Society will support the delivery of the GBF, the 10-Point Plan for financing biodiversity and the shift towards a nature and climate positive economy” Jinapor wrote in his post.
“Forest and nature-based solutions have proven to be one of the potent and verifiable solutions to climate change. And Ghana, as a respected member of the international community, under the distinguished leadership of President Akufo-Addo, will continue to work with all stakeholders, domestic and international, to halt climate change and deliver 1.5 degrees for peoples and planet” he added.
Forward action
The UK brought together foreign governments, philanthropy and business leaders to drive forward action to protect and restore nature at the Lancaster House event.
The event was aimed at driving “delivery of the deal agreed by almost 200 countries at the UN Nature summit in Montreal in December (COP15), which included a framework requiring countries to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030 and to protect 30% of the world’s land and ocean by the same date”.
“The framework requires a major push to increase the amount of money invested in tackling nature loss and restoring threatened habitats such as mangroves, rainforests and grasslands.
“The agreement set out a target to mobilise $200 billion per year globally by 2030, including $20 billion in flows to developing countries by 2025, rising to $30 billion by 2030.
“The UK played a critical role in bringing countries together in Montreal and is continuing to lead the way by hosting the event, with the aim of driving forward global financing to support the implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework.
The event brought together environment ministers such as Minister for Ecological Transition Christophe Béchu from France and Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Monica Medina from the United States and other high ambition countries such as Ecuador, Gabon and the Maldives; business leaders and financiers from the likes of HSBC and Lloyds Banking Group alongside indigenous leaders.