President Muhammadu Buhari will participate alongside over
50 world leaders in the One Planet Summit in Paris, France on Tuesday, December
12, 2017.
The summit, jointly organised by the United Nations, the
World Bank Group, and the French Government in partnership with
non-governmental organisations concerned about reversing the negative effects
of climate change, like Bloomberg Philanthropies, holds at the eco-friendly La
Seine Musicale, situated on the picturesque Seguin Island in western Paris.
The main focus of the summit, with the theme, "Climate
Change Financing," according to the organisers, will be to innovatively
pool public and private finance "to support and accelerate our common
efforts to fight climate change."
While recognising that all countries are affected by the
effects of climate change under “One Planet” but some are more vulnerable, the
summit seeks for tangible collective action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Before heading for the Summit venue, the Nigerian leader
will attend a lunch hosted by President Emmanuel Macron of France for Heads of
State and Governments at the Elysee Palace.
President Buhari and other world leaders and participants
will make presentations under four sub-themes namely: Scaling-up Finance for
Climate Action; Greening Finance for Sustainable Business; Accelerating Local
and Regional Climate Action; and Strengthening Policies for Ecological and
Inclusive Transition.
It would be recalled that while signing the Paris Agreement
on Climate Change at the sidelines of the 71st Session of the United Nations
General Assembly in New York on September 22, 2016, President Buhari had said
it "demonstrated Nigeria's commitment to global efforts to reverse the
effects of the negative trend."
He followed that significant step by signing the Instrument
of Ratification of the Paris Agreement on March 28, 2017 at the State House,
Abuja, making Nigeria the 146th party to the Paris Treaty. It became binding on
the country effective June 15, 2017, one month after the submission of the
Ratification instrument to the United Nations on May 16, 2017 by Nigeria's
Permanent Representative to the UN, Prof. Tijjani Bande.
The participation of Nigeria's delegation at the One Planet
Summit will reinforce the country's commitment to realising the objectives of
the Paris Agreement.
The President, who will depart for Paris on Monday,
accompanied by the governors of Adamawa, Kano and Ondo States, and the
Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Environment, will return to Abuja on Thursday.
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