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President of Zambia His Excellency Mr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu signing the Paris Agreement on Climate Change during the UN Treaty Signing Event at the on-going High-Level Segment of the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York USA on Tuesday 20 September 2016. PHOTO | CHIBAULA D. SILWAMBA | ZAMBIA UN MISSION
President Edgar Lungu has signed the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
President Lungu signed agreement yesterday during the Treaty Event at the on-going High-Level Segment of the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, USA.
By signing the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, the Government of the Republic of Zambia renewed its commitment and resolve to take action in order to attain sustainable prosperity, safeguard the health of the people and the planet.
The overall objective of the Agreement is to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change by keeping a global temperature rise this century well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5 degrees.
The Paris Agreement was adopted at the Twenty-first Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP21) held in Paris, France on 12th December, 2015, following successful negotiations by 196 Parties to the Convention on Climate Change.
The Paris Agreement commits Parties to implement ambitious efforts to combat climate change and adapt to its effects while promoting sustainable development.
And Lands, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Permanent Secretary Trevor Kaunda who accompanied the President to the signing event, said in order to enhance the implementation of the Paris Agreement at country level, Government has developed its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the Paris Agreement which outlines various mitigation and adaptation programme/actions to be implemented.
Mr. Kaunda said the recently adopted National Policy on Climate Change will provide a framework and ensure coordinated approach in implementation of climate change actions with a view to help the country fulfil its obligation under the Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement.
This is according to a statement issued by the first secretary for press and public relations at Zambia’s permanent mission to the United Nations Chibaula Silwamba.
