Focus on regional action plan of the countries of the region
The President of the Republic of Cyprus stressed the urgent need to take measures to achieve the objectives of the Paris Agreement and the commitment of the Republic of Cyprus to promote them at the regional level. Nicos Anastasiades, addressing the 2nd Ministerial Meeting of the Cyprus Initiative for Climate Change Coordination in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East (AMMA), which is taking place today in Limassol.
President Anastasiades, in a welcome address delivered by the Deputy Minister to the President Kyriakos Kousios, highlighted the active participation of the competent ministries of the AMMA countries in the Summit and stressed the value of regional cooperation to promote the necessary measures to address the climate crisis in our region through a joint Regional Action Plan. He also thanked the representatives of other countries and international organizations that support the efforts of the Initiative and attended the Summit as observers, including the representatives of the EU, Australia, France, the COP26 organizers Italy and the United Kingdom, the United States, the International Renewable Energy Agency and the Union for the Mediterranean. Costas Kadis, assured that the actions of the scientific working groups of the Initiative, under the coordination of the Cyprus Institute and with the participation of 240 eminent scientists from countries of the region and from all over the world, have laid the foundations for the formulation of policies with the necessary validity, correctness and effectiveness. He also stressed that the Initiative aims to provide the necessary expertise, knowledge and support in order to take effective measures to address the climate crisis and ensure a safe and sustainable future for us and future generations.
During the Ministerial Session, the first version of the Regional Action Plan on Climate Change, prepared by the Interim Secretariat of the Initiative, was presented and discussed. The Plan proposes to recommend policies, programmes and actions for climate change adaptation and mitigation in the AMMA region, based on the findings of the scientific working groups of the Initiative.
The Summit also discussed the governance, monitoring and financing mechanisms for the successful implementation of the Regional Action Plan and identified priorities for its finalisation. Ahead of the AMMA Heads of State Summit on 25 October 2022, it was agreed that the Secretariat of the Initiative should continue the processes to finalise the Plan, where it is expected to be endorsed by the leaders of the participating countries and the implementation plan announced.
At the beginning of the Ministerial Meeting, a minute's silence was observed in memory of the late Minister of Labour Zeta Aimylianidou.
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