President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council addresses Azerbaijan Climate Change Summit
Baku: 11-12-2024 AD
Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, said that the world is facing a major challenge due to the effects of climate change and its negative repercussions on important sectors of people's lives. people in the areas of water, agriculture and food. security, health and natural resources.
Addressing the summit of signatory parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change today, he explained that Sudan, like other countries, has called for the need to implement the Climate Change Agreement. Paris as a major priority in this regard.
Highlighting that Sudan is effectively contributing to the implementation of the agreement at the global, regional and national levels, emphasizing that the issue of climate adaptation remains a top priority for the Government of Sudan, due to its impact on programs national development.
Below is the text of the speech by His Excellency the President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council:
Before the 29th session of the Summit of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29).
Mr President
Your Excellencies the Presidents
Mr. United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres
Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished heads of delegation
May the peace, mercy and blessings of Almighty God be upon you
First of all, I am pleased to express my thanks and appreciation to His Excellency Ilham Aliyev, President of the sister Republic of Azerbaijan, for his warm welcome, generous hospitality and good organization, wishing the works every success of this conference in its twenty-ninth session. .
Mr President:
We meet today and our planet is facing a challenge, and the challenges are increasing dramatically due to the effects of climate change and its negative impacts on important sectors of people's lives in the areas of water , agriculture, food security, health and natural resources of Sudan. , like other countries, has highlighted the need to implement the Paris Agreement as a major priority. My country continues to contribute effectively to the implementation of the agreement at the global, regional and national levels. The issue of climate adaptation has remained a top priority for the government due to its impact on national development programs.
Mr. President, distinguished participants
My country is exposed to the aggression launched against it by the regionally supported rebel Rapid Support militia, and the serious damage that this war has caused to the State and its economic and environmental structure has been doubly damaged by the climate change. , unsustainable practices resulting from war have contributed, such as increased logging, internal displacement and shifting of agricultural land, and increased pollution resulting from war remnants following the destruction of infrastructure . Despite this, we have taken the initiative to develop a national plan that includes climate change adaptation projects within the framework of development.
We have also adopted numerous policies and procedures and adopted plans and programs to increase production efficiency and increase the rate of dependence on alternative and renewable energy.
Mr. President, distinguished participants
In conclusion, issues of financing, location and sustainability of development remain among the most important demands of the international community and donor countries to help developing and least developed countries find solutions to the problems of change. climate and adaptation in order to fulfill the obligations that help our countries. countries do it.
And thank you all
May God’s peace, mercy and blessings be upon you.
