UNEP Ministerial negotiations started yesterday in Nairobi
The meeting of representatives of more than 140 countries focuses mainly on climate protection, chemicals and waste management and a complex solution to both the economic and the climate crises. Environment Ministers and high representatives of the Environment Ministries from more then 140 countries met in Nairobi, Kenya to start the 25th session of the Governing Council and Global Environment Ministers Forum of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). ”There is no doubt that we have to react to the current economic crisis by implementing the Green New Deal, i.e. investments in the low-carbon economy, renewable energy and energy savings. This is the main topic of the whole Nairobi meeting,“ said First Deputy Minister of the Environment of the Czech Republic Jan Dusík at the press conference of the Czech Presidency in Nairobi.
As Jan Dusík said in Nairobi, the European Union will strive to reach a clear agreement on the necessity of adopting global and legally binding rules on the use of mercury. ”We expect to establish an International Negotiating Committee, whose main task will be drafting these rules. After ten years of discussions it is definitely time for having a written proposal on the table,“ said Jan Dusík.
The EU-Africa roundtable scheduled for Thursday afternoon will be very important for the Czech Presidency as well as Africa. The meeting will be co-chaired by Czech Minister of the Environment and President of the EU Environment Council Martin Bursík and Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism of the Republic of South Africa, Marthinus Van Schalkwyk, on behalf of African countries. ”It will be also an integral part of the international negotiations before the December 2009 Copenhagen UN Climate Summit. African countries are already faced with serious consequences of climate change, yet they naturally want to continue their economic and social development. Therefore, it is very important for us to hear their opinion on the future climate agreement and the proposal recently published by the European Commission,“ said First Deputy Minister of the Environment Jan Dusík.
The Czech Presidency also organises two exhibitions devoted to one of the most famous figures of African nature conservation, Joy Adamson, who was born in Opava, currently part of the Czech Republic. Both exhibitions have the same title: ”Joy Adamson: A Long Safari from Opava to Kenya“. The first exhibition starts on Tuesday evening in the National Museum of Kenya and will last one month. The second one will be officially launched at the UNEP building in Nairobi on Wednesday afternoon.
The Czech Republic also sponsors two schools in poor quarters of Nairobi - St. Veronica’s School and Umojaland School. All members of the Czech Presidency delegation provided voluntary financial contributions to collect money to buy thirty new school desks and a set of learning materials for pupils. These items will be given to the Nairobi children on Wednesday morning.
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