President
Jakaya kikwete has said that climate change poses a huge threat to
social well being of the African continent while displays a wider range
and diversity of challenges and adversities caused by climate change. It
has been established.
Speaking
to invited dignitaries as the coordinator of the Committee of the
African Heads of State and government on climate change at the
inauguration of the High Level segment conference recently in Warsaw,
Poland, President Kikwete said that Africa does not want to be on the
receiving end with regard to climate change and its effects.
“It is an open secret that climate change poses one of the biggest
threats to humanity’s well being and its very existence. Africa suffers
more than any other continent on this planet,”
“Africa
displays a wide range and diversity of challenges and adversities
caused by climate change. The sad thing Africa suffers so much, despite
having the smallest carbon footprints,” He said.
He
said that Africa’s per capita emission is on the average less than 1 ton
per annum and with their current growth rate per capita emission is not
likely to exceed 2 tons, by 2030.
President
Kikwete added that the African continent is taking measures both policy
and otherwise to respond to the needs for mitigation and adaptation
unfortunately constrained in terms of limited financial resources
technology and skills is still a bottleneck.
He
underscored that United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) adaptation
gap technical report shows that in a below 2 temperature warming pathway
the adaptation costs Africa estimation of USD 35 Billion per year by
the 2040s and USD 200 Billion per year by the 2070.
The Tanzania delegation to the UN Conference on Climate Change (COP19/CMP9) in Warsaw, Poland.
“Going
by experience, these resources are unlikely to be realized. For
example, over the last three years, the financial pledges made have not
been met. Also,’
“Over
70 percent of what has been delivered has gone towards addressing
mitigation than adaptation. And much of it has gone to more advanced
developing countries than Africa,” he added.
President
Kikwete went on to say that the position of Africa is that developed
countries should pluck-up political will and take appropriate action to
reduce Green House Gases (GHGs) by between 25 percent and 40 percent by
2020 and by between 80 percent and 95 percent by 2050 below 1990 levels
in line with the recommendation of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC).
A section of the crowd at the UN Conference on Climate Change (COP19/CMP9) in Warsaw, Poland.
Coordinator
of the Commitee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate
Change President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete with members of the Tanzania
delegation at the UN Conference on Climate Change (COP19/CMP9) in
Warsaw, Poland.(STATE HOUSE PHOTOS).
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