AMMAN — Minister of Environment and Chairman of the
National Climate Change Committee Muawiya Al-Radaydah said that Jordan is
committed to all international agreements pertaining to climate change, and has
been following up on progress associated with this file, in preparation for of
the
UN Conference on Climate Change (COP27), which opened on Sunday in Sharm
El-Sheikh, Egypt, Al-Mamlaka TV reported.
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Radaydah is
heading the Jordanian delegation, which includes representatives of government
institutions, private sector, civil society organizations and experts, who will
present four discussion papers on “reduction, adaptation, financing and
cooperation”, according to the minister, who stressed that all members of the
delegation coordinated to deliver a unified message and present Jordan’s
position on the issue in all transparency and with clarity.
He called for
greater coordination among all participants to unify visions and ideas aimed at
dealing with climate challenges and their devastating effects, through
participation and networking amongst all participating delegations in the
summit, and donors, to enable access to the necessary funds.
Radaydah
stressed that it is important to actively participate in the summit, and to
cooperate and coordinate with all participating delegations, donors, banks and
financial institutions working to provide support to all those involved in
addressing climate change challenges.
He said that
Jordan took part in international meetings discussing the problem, the latest
of which was the COP26 Glasgow Conference, and stressed Jordan’s commitment to
all international agreements related to climate change, to following the most
important developments and the progress made in the climate change file.
The minister of
environment said that the fact that this summit is held in
Egypt, and the next
one in the UAE, gives a real opportunity to unify the efforts Arabs exert in
projects that deal with climate change and to present the challenges and
solutions that must be made available.
Radaydah said
that Jordan plays an effective and influential role in tackling climate
challenges, despite the difficulties it faces in many areas, including energy,
water, transportation and food security.
Meanwhile,
Secretary-General of the Ministry of Environment Muhammad Al-Khashashneh said
Sunday that Jordan is 20 percent more affected by climate changes than other countries,
especially with regard to rainfall.
He said that the public
and private sectors, and civil society institutions started preparing for
Jordan’s participation in COP27 more than three months ago, adding that Jordan
hopes to make its participation meaningful through work in a number of areas,
including adaptation, mitigation, financing and international cooperation.
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