Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, Prime Minister attended the official opening ceremony of COP28 UAE on Friday.
The Conference was inaugurated by COP28 President and Minister for Industry and Advance Technology Dr. Sultan Al Jaber.
In his opening remarks, the President highlighted emerging issues of climate change and called for the need to act together to combat the adverse impact of climate change, among others.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addressed the opening ceremony highlighting the adverse impacts of the climate change in the region like Nepal and the Antarctica.
Earlier in the afternoon, Prime Minister visited the Nepali Pavilion and briefly addressed the audience. Prime Minister stated that Climate Change has been a major issue for Nepal as evidenced by its participation, pledges, and commitment made at national, regional, and global platforms to combat its adverse impacts.
Prime Minister delivered a statement on Leaders’ Event: Global Stock Take (GST) High-Level Event on Adaption. While delivering statement, Prime Minister expressed hope that this event will be successful in devising strategies to achieve the objectives of the Paris Agreement.
He informed the meeting that Nepal has already submitted its second Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) and prepared National Adaptation Plan. He also emphasized on the need to utilize younger generation in the fight against climate change. PM urged the leaders for abiding by 1.5-degree Celsius climate limit.
Prime Minister stressed the need to ensure enhanced mobilization of and simplified access to financial and technological resources to climate vulnerable LDCS, among others, and urged for working together to fight against the climate crisis.
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