UN Climate Change News, 14 May 2021 - The Virtual Thematic Sessions of the Latin America and the Caribbean Climate Week 2021 (LACCW2021) are wrapping up.
Saturday, 15 May 2021, 5:19 am
UN Climate Change News, 14 May 2021 -
The Virtual Thematic Sessions of the Latin America and the
Caribbean Climate Week 2021 (LACCW2021) are wrapping up
today, providing important momentum for a successful UN
Climate Change Conference COP26 in November in
Glasgow.
Momentum came from more than 5,000 registered
attendees joining in the conversation, including from the
host Government of the Dominican Republic, governments at
all levels, private sector leaders, academic experts and
engaged stakeholders.
The virtual sessions saw 83
events and close to 100 hours of live presentations and
discussions, with around 300 speakers, in collaboration with
more than 30 global and regional
organizations.
Wallhouse, Dominica, 2017, a few days after Category 5 Hurricane Maria struck the island. At the Latin America and the Caribbean Climate Week the Dominican Republic called for a consolidated regional vision in the face of climate change that would bring a strong regional position to COP26. Credit: Alison Kentish/IPS
UNITED NATIONS, May 13 2021 (IPS) - The Dominican Republic opened the 2021 virtual Latin America and the Caribbean Climate Week with a pledge to increase the country’s climate ambition by reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 27 percent and maintaining progress towards climate neutrality according to the goals of the Paris Agreement.
“For us, climate action is not just about mitigation. We need to prepare for what is coming. We especially welcome this Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week. Let’s consolidate a regional vision in the face of climate change and bring a strong regional position to COP26,” said Dominican Republic’s Environment and Natural Re
The packages of measures implemented by governments to drive the post-pandemic economic reactivation are an opportunity to reorient the development pattern towards one that is more sustainable and inclusive, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), affirmed today during the inauguration of Climate Week 2021.
The senior United Nations official was one of the main speakers at the opening session of the virtual regional gathering, which is bringing together government representatives as well as private sector and civil society leaders to engage in dialogues aimed at seeking solutions, and to show what climate action is needed, with a view to the next United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26, scheduled for this coming November in Glasgow (United Kingdom).
Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 5:16 pm
UN Climate Change News, 11 May 2021 –
The virtual thematic sessions of Latin America and Caribbean
Climate Week 2021 (11 to 14 May), hosted by the Government
of the Dominican Republic, kicked off today with calls to
urgently ramp up regional climate action.
The sessions
are designed to boost the region’s response to climate
change and build momentum for the crucial UN Climate Change
Conference COP26 in November in Glasgow.
At the
opening of the sessions, the Minister of the Environment and
Natural Resources of the Dominican Republic, Orlando Jorge
Mera, said: Ahead of COP26 we are going to increase the