Hopes the Climate Change Conference has raised
The second leg of the high-level meeting of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) aka COP-23 has commenced here today to prepare the outline on the implementation of the historic agreement on climate change that came into force two years back.
The representatives of different countries taking part in the climate talks believe that this high-level meeting will prepare an appropriate 'rule book (outline)' for the implementation of the Paris Convention.
COP-23 which brings together some 25 thousand stakeholders from 200 countries around the globe is expected to chalk out the rule book for the execution of the Paris Agreement. The Paris Agreement was signed on December 11, 2016.
Most of the talks that took place under the first round of the conference were focused only on technical issues. The first round meeting started on November 6 and concluded last week. The meeting also highlighted issues as climate risk reduction, adaptation, investment, transfer of technology and capacity enhancement, among others.
Likewise, countries which are facing various risks due to climate change have demanded that the developed countries should support them in mitigating the damages caused by the climate change which they are grappling with.
The group of least developed countries (LDCs) have also drawn the attention of the developed countries to make the economic assistance they have been extending to the countries facing the adverse effects from climate change simpler and accessible. They have been complaining that the developed countries were not willing in that regard as stated in the Paris Agreement to enhance understanding, collaboration and cooperation based on cooperation and facilitation to mitigate the loss and damage due to climate change.
Majority of the delegates who spoke in the meeting expressed great concern over the US President Donald Trump's decision to dissociate his country from the Paris Agreement and urged the US to rethink over this decision.
The ministers from the countries which are a party to the Paris Agreement will hold extensive discussions and debate in second high-level meeting focusing on the various themes that figured in the technical session of the conference, and also set the agenda to be carried out until the COP-24 to be convened in Poland next year.
Minister for Population and Environment Mithila Chaudhari will be representing Nepal in the conference. She arrived here on Tuesday. Minister Chaudhari is leading the Nepali delegation comprising the ministry officials.
Secretary at the Ministry of Population and Environment Dr Bishwa Nath Oli, who is also part of the delegation, expressed the confidence that the meeting will prepare the Rule Book for the enforcement of the Paris accord.
According to him, the Rule Book on the implementation of the Paris Agreement which is considered a milestone towards minimization of the 'green house gases' that contribute greatly to climate change and towards reducing the climate change risks, will take into account the priorities of the developing countries which are at risk from climate change effects and that significantly lack the capacity to combat climate change vulnerabilities, which is in line with the demands raised by the LDCs.
Nepal has, together with the LDCs, vehemently raised the issues as the impact of climate change in the mountainous areas and the Himalayas, compensation and climate change adaptation.
Chairperson of Least Developed Countries, Gebru Jember, has said that he would strongly put his view before developed countries to provide financial support for the mitigation and adaptation along with clear draft on the behalf of the LDC facing adverse impact of climate change.
He said that they would exert pressure through Bonn conference to prepare a draft for the support in the context when financial assistance announced by developed countries to the LDC Fund and Adaptation Fund as per the Paris Agreement.
The developed countries had announced financial support of 100 billion US dollar to the least developed countries and developing countries after 2020. Only 1.15 billion US dollar has been deposited at LDC fund so far.
Germany on the occasion of COP 23 has announced to provide more than six million US dollar to LDC Fund run for least developed countries. Stressing the need of not making any delay in implementation of Paris agreement, a meeting of Ministers of environment of 48 most climate change affected least developed countries held two months ago in Ethiopia had decided to formulate required laws within a year by preparing a report for its implementation.
Executive Director of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICMOD), Dr Eklabya Sharma, said that sustainable development was possible only after all sides would be benefitted after distributing the benefits in local-level as per the Paris agreement.
Saying the climate change has most affected the least developed countries including Nepal, representatives from different government and other organisations of Nepal expressed their views in different meetings of COP 23 that it was necessary to mitigate the climate change on time.
They also familiarized about the preparation carried out by Nepal to control climate change, stressing the need of international cooperation for mitigation of impacts of climate change.
Similarly, they also said that Nepal is at high risk as compared to other countries in view of climate change and has been facing natural disaster due to its adverse impact.
COP-23 which brings together some 25 thousand stakeholders from 200 countries around the globe is expected to chalk out the rule book for the execution of the Paris Agreement. The Paris Agreement was signed on December 11, 2016.
Most of the talks that took place under the first round of the conference were focused only on technical issues. The first round meeting started on November 6 and concluded last week. The meeting also highlighted issues as climate risk reduction, adaptation, investment, transfer of technology and capacity enhancement, among others.
Likewise, countries which are facing various risks due to climate change have demanded that the developed countries should support them in mitigating the damages caused by the climate change which they are grappling with.
The group of least developed countries (LDCs) have also drawn the attention of the developed countries to make the economic assistance they have been extending to the countries facing the adverse effects from climate change simpler and accessible. They have been complaining that the developed countries were not willing in that regard as stated in the Paris Agreement to enhance understanding, collaboration and cooperation based on cooperation and facilitation to mitigate the loss and damage due to climate change.
Majority of the delegates who spoke in the meeting expressed great concern over the US President Donald Trump's decision to dissociate his country from the Paris Agreement and urged the US to rethink over this decision.
The ministers from the countries which are a party to the Paris Agreement will hold extensive discussions and debate in second high-level meeting focusing on the various themes that figured in the technical session of the conference, and also set the agenda to be carried out until the COP-24 to be convened in Poland next year.
Minister for Population and Environment Mithila Chaudhari will be representing Nepal in the conference. She arrived here on Tuesday. Minister Chaudhari is leading the Nepali delegation comprising the ministry officials.
Secretary at the Ministry of Population and Environment Dr Bishwa Nath Oli, who is also part of the delegation, expressed the confidence that the meeting will prepare the Rule Book for the enforcement of the Paris accord.
According to him, the Rule Book on the implementation of the Paris Agreement which is considered a milestone towards minimization of the 'green house gases' that contribute greatly to climate change and towards reducing the climate change risks, will take into account the priorities of the developing countries which are at risk from climate change effects and that significantly lack the capacity to combat climate change vulnerabilities, which is in line with the demands raised by the LDCs.
Nepal has, together with the LDCs, vehemently raised the issues as the impact of climate change in the mountainous areas and the Himalayas, compensation and climate change adaptation.
Chairperson of Least Developed Countries, Gebru Jember, has said that he would strongly put his view before developed countries to provide financial support for the mitigation and adaptation along with clear draft on the behalf of the LDC facing adverse impact of climate change.
He said that they would exert pressure through Bonn conference to prepare a draft for the support in the context when financial assistance announced by developed countries to the LDC Fund and Adaptation Fund as per the Paris Agreement.
The developed countries had announced financial support of 100 billion US dollar to the least developed countries and developing countries after 2020. Only 1.15 billion US dollar has been deposited at LDC fund so far.
Germany on the occasion of COP 23 has announced to provide more than six million US dollar to LDC Fund run for least developed countries. Stressing the need of not making any delay in implementation of Paris agreement, a meeting of Ministers of environment of 48 most climate change affected least developed countries held two months ago in Ethiopia had decided to formulate required laws within a year by preparing a report for its implementation.
Executive Director of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICMOD), Dr Eklabya Sharma, said that sustainable development was possible only after all sides would be benefitted after distributing the benefits in local-level as per the Paris agreement.
Saying the climate change has most affected the least developed countries including Nepal, representatives from different government and other organisations of Nepal expressed their views in different meetings of COP 23 that it was necessary to mitigate the climate change on time.
They also familiarized about the preparation carried out by Nepal to control climate change, stressing the need of international cooperation for mitigation of impacts of climate change.
Similarly, they also said that Nepal is at high risk as compared to other countries in view of climate change and has been facing natural disaster due to its adverse impact.
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