China and Africa to jointly combat Climate Change

By Staff Reporter 

At the conclusion of the Forum for China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Dakar- Senegal, the Chinese and African delegations issued a declaration on joint efforts to tackle the negative impacts of climate change. Representatives of 53 African countries, the African union and China signed the declaration.

“Joint efforts to tackle climate change bear on the future of mankind. A revolution is needed in the human society to mitigate the impact of climate change through, among others, speeding up affordable green and low-carbon transition, promote sustainable development and jointly foster a community of life for man and Nature,” the declaration reads in part. 

With the belief that climate change is a major challenge to the natural environment and socio-economic development, of China and Africa, the delegations agree on promoting cooperation on climate adaptation and mitigation and recognized the great contribution made in this direction. 

 “We recognize the important role of forests in the Congo Basin in the fight against global climate change. We maintain that the international community should provide necessary support for the green development of developing countries including Small Island Developing States (SIDS), protect their legitimate rights to pursue independent and sustainable development, and support Africa’s efforts in relevant areas,” the declaration reads. 

The parties reaffirmed their commitment to address climate change issues through multilateral frameworks and UN convention; the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement. They called upon the international community to take proactive and decisive steps to tackle climate change, and jointly support Egypt’s hosting of COP27 on behalf of African countries.

China and African countries called on developed countries to   fulfill their funding obligations, work to fill the gap in meeting the finance commitment of US$100 billion per year by 2020, make post-2020 arrangements for long-term finance, and start setting a new collective quantified finance goal post-2025 at an earlier date.

The two sides agreed to establish a China-Africa partnership of strategic cooperation of the new era for the fight against climate change, as well as enhance coordination and cooperation in the multilateral process on climate, and jointly safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of China, Africa and other developing countries, and the process will ultimately deepen South-South cooperation between China and Africa on climate change. 

Under the frameworks of South-South cooperation and the Belt and Road Initiative, the delegations agreed to hold a high-level forum on climate change and further deepen communication and cooperation in this field including a proposed three-year China-Africa action plan. China will support Africa in implementing the Great Green Wall Initiative, and will make good use of technologies including the China High-resolution Earth Observation System, BeiDou Navigation Satellite System and FengYun Meteorological Satellite to strengthen technological cooperation with Africa in disaster prevention and mitigation, climate adaptation and other fields, and enhance Africa’s resilience and capacity for addressing climate change. 

Through the China-Africa Environment Cooperation Center China and African countries agreed to strengthen and support the implementation of cooperation projects on climate change, and proposed to hold roundtables and capacity-building training, and move forward the China-Africa Green Innovation Program and advance cooperation on green, circular and low-carbon technologies, and enhance Africa’s capacity to achieve the UN 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals and AU Agenda 2063.

By Staff Reporter 

At the conclusion of the Forum for China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Dakar- Senegal, the Chinese and African delegations issued a declaration on joint efforts to tackle the negative impacts of climate change. Representatives of 53 African countries, the African union and China signed the declaration.

“Joint efforts to tackle climate change bear on the future of mankind. A revolution is needed in the human society to mitigate the impact of climate change through, among others, speeding up affordable green and low-carbon transition, promote sustainable development and jointly foster a community of life for man and Nature,” the declaration reads in part. 

With the belief that climate change is a major challenge to the natural environment and socio-economic development, of China and Africa, the delegations agree on promoting cooperation on climate adaptation and mitigation and recognized the great contribution made in this direction. 

 “We recognize the important role of forests in the Congo Basin in the fight against global climate change. We maintain that the international community should provide necessary support for the green development of developing countries including Small Island Developing States (SIDS), protect their legitimate rights to pursue independent and sustainable development, and support Africa’s efforts in relevant areas,” the declaration reads. 

The parties reaffirmed their commitment to address climate change issues through multilateral frameworks and UN convention; the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement. They called upon the international community to take proactive and decisive steps to tackle climate change, and jointly support Egypt’s hosting of COP27 on behalf of African countries.

China and African countries called on developed countries to   fulfill their funding obligations, work to fill the gap in meeting the finance commitment of US$100 billion per year by 2020, make post-2020 arrangements for long-term finance, and start setting a new collective quantified finance goal post-2025 at an earlier date.

The two sides agreed to establish a China-Africa partnership of strategic cooperation of the new era for the fight against climate change, as well as enhance coordination and cooperation in the multilateral process on climate, and jointly safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of China, Africa and other developing countries, and the process will ultimately deepen South-South cooperation between China and Africa on climate change. 

Under the frameworks of South-South cooperation and the Belt and Road Initiative, the delegations agreed to hold a high-level forum on climate change and further deepen communication and cooperation in this field including a proposed three-year China-Africa action plan. China will support Africa in implementing the Great Green Wall Initiative, and will make good use of technologies including the China High-resolution Earth Observation System, BeiDou Navigation Satellite System and FengYun Meteorological Satellite to strengthen technological cooperation with Africa in disaster prevention and mitigation, climate adaptation and other fields, and enhance Africa’s resilience and capacity for addressing climate change. 

Through the China-Africa Environment Cooperation Center China and African countries agreed to strengthen and support the implementation of cooperation projects on climate change, and proposed to hold roundtables and capacity-building training, and move forward the China-Africa Green Innovation Program and advance cooperation on green, circular and low-carbon technologies, and enhance Africa’s capacity to achieve the UN 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals and AU Agenda 2063.