Barbados PM to Participate in High Level Dialogue on Climate Change
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) countries will participate in a regional summit on Wednesday in preparation for the November 1-12 global summit on climate change COP26, to be held in Glasgow, Scotland.
Prime Minister Mia Mottley (file photo)The organizers said the conference on Wednesday will bring together political leaders from across the Latin American and Caribbean region, global and regional development banks and organizations, technical experts and climate change specialists.
The governments of Argentina, Barbados, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic and Panama are co-organizing the “High-Level Dialogue on Climate Action in the Americas,” that will l consist of three segments namely a high-level debate, technical discussions and a ministerial roundtable.
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley is expected to participate in the first session titled “Sprint to Glasgow: enhancing climate ambition.
The session will also be addressed by other LAC leaders with specially invited guest speakers including the United States Special Envoy for Climate, John Kerry; United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres; and COP 26 President Alok Sharma of the United Kingdom.
President of the International Monetary Fund IMF), . Kristalina Georgieva, is also expected to address participants.
“The conference will promote dialogue that seeks to boost ambition and actions which address the climate crisis, emphasize the urgency of climate action in the Americas, advance the design of innovative means of implementation and encourage cooperation towards adaptation and mitigation of climate change in the region,” according to a statement issued here by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade.
It said that Prime Minister Mottley is expected to advocate for the risks and vulnerabilities of small island developing states to be prioritized in the global agenda and multilateral system.
“In the face of the scientific evidence presented by the Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on August 9th, and in accordance with the Paris Agreement, it has become necessary to heighten the political and policy agenda on climate issues. Although this agenda presents an enormous challenge, it also creates collaboration opportunities to build a resilient and sustainable post-pandemic economic recovery,” the statement added.
“The High Level Dialogue on Climate Change will be an important forum for galvanizing the region of Latin America and the Caribbean to obtain a strong outcome from the global climate conference in Glasgow,” it said.
