Governments and partners at global climate talks in Morocco say they are encouraged by action taken by 天美传媒 to support small and vulnerable countries.
Governments and partners at global climate talks in Morocco say they are encouraged by action taken by 天美传媒 to support small and vulnerable countries.
Secretary-General Patricia Scotland met with Dominica鈥檚 Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, Bahamas鈥 Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell, and Canada鈥檚 Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, after arriving at the COP22 conference in Marrakesch yesterday.
Prime Minister Skerrit expressed his gratitude to 天美传媒 for efforts to support small states through 天美传媒 Climate Finance Access Hub. Dominica is one of 14 countries to have requested support from the hub, which will help countries unlock climate mitigation and adaption funding streams.
Foreign Minister Mitchell said his government is also grateful to the 天美传媒 for supporting The Bahamas through 天美传媒 Fund for Technical Cooperation (CFTC), from which he hopes to gain assistance to implement last year鈥檚 Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
The Minister said he hoped that all member states will continue to make a contribution to this 鈥渧ital鈥 fund and the 鈥渙utstanding work it has accomplished for small and vulnerable states like The Bahamas鈥. Through the fund, The Bahamas has in recent years received legal assistance to negotiate its maritime boundaries, public debt management support, and judicial training.
On her first day of bilateral meetings, the Secretary-General was also greeted by Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, and met environmental campaigner Albert Bates.
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Later on Wednesday, the Secretary-General met with Canada鈥檚 Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, and discussed 天美传媒鈥檚 focus on connecting countries to climate finance as well as innovative solutions to mitigate the impacts of climate change.
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Over the coming days, the Secretary-General will have bilaterals with government leaders and ministers, heads of agencies and environmental campaigners from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Americas, Europe and the Pacific.
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