Since the weather is unpredictable and natural events like floods, droughts, storms, ice melting, extreme heat, and so on happen in parallel with global expectations and imaginations, the climate change conundrum is one of the largest issues facing our planet today.
Numerous studies have shown that the main cause of the constantly shifting climate issue is the carbon gas released by the massive industries in western nations. As none escape from such a daunting climate crisis, the world’s nations have committed to discussing the topic in order to halt the ongoing climate crisis, which affects both developed and developing nations alike.
The world continue to struggle with this new phenomenon as they are unable to translate their words into action. However, it has a significant negative impact on agricultural production, making it difficult for developing nations to guarantee food security. Despite the fact that nations have been gathered for the previous 28 years, they have not been able to come to a consensus on the effects of climate change.
Ethiopia has changed its role in the world by taking a variety of initiatives meant to lessen the effects of the climate issue. The nation has set up a green pavilion at COP 28 where attendees may learn about its best practices.
Ethiopia has spent the past year preparing to participate in the COP-29 summits, which are anticipated to pass significant resolutions that are feasible to stop and reverse the ever-increasing impacts of climate change, as was done at the Conference of Parties, or COP 28.
The capital of Azerbaijan, Baku, is anticipated to host the annual COP 29 meeting in November. The main focus of the conference is the biggest global climate change challenges. World leaders and other interested parties get together to participate in the summit and make important decisions.
Clean Ethiopia, Yelemat Tirufat, and Green Legacy Ethiopia were used by the initiative as an example of how it is performing symbolic acts by launching the programs it has created on its initiative to address the issue.
The State Minister for Plan and Development Seyoum Kebede claims that Ethiopia will make good use of the platform to share its expertise with the globe and exchange experiences with others by actively attending the main conference and ancillary sessions. He stated that Ethiopia will put a lot of effort into creating a nation and a society that can endure the consequences of climate change, namely by increasing the cash flow ability to meet the objectives of the projects it has launched.
Indigenous civil society organizations have expressed that the decisions made at the International Climate Change Conference are not being implemented, reminding us that the cooperation and partnership works established at Dubai COP-28 last year are currently being implemented. PHEC, a coalition of 99 civil society organizations addressing population, health, and environmental issues, has extensive experience attending climate change summits.
According to Endashaw Mogese, the coalition’s General Director, the coalition has been conducting coordinated and sustainable work in the fields of population, health, and the environment for the past 17 years since its inception. He claims that the implementation of the COP’s decisions has been limited in its 30-year existence.
He noted that the climate change challenges are becoming worse and their repercussions are growing as a result of the signatory nations’ improper implementation of the agreements. He stated, for instance, that the Paris Agreement, which was negotiated to provide the developed nations—the primary source of the issue—with $100 million a year, has not been completely implemented. Nonetheless, the meeting will be an excellent means of leveraging, forming alliances, and raising funds.
Eskedar Awgechew, the founder and Executive Director of the indigenous civil society organization named EcoJustice Ethiopia, stated that justice is necessary for climate change and environmental protection, pointing out that developing nations, including Ethiopia, have been negatively impacted by greenhouse gas emissions. He brings up the necessity of taking resilience and compensation into account at the meeting.
He asserts that although civil unions do not represent nations in COP discussions, they do contribute by promoting and elucidating negotiating concepts so that, in concert with peer unions, choices that benefit all people can be established. According to him, in order to make choices and take actions that will actually affect change after the annual summit, the negotiating nations need also carry out their commitments.
The draft agreement materials have been in limbo until now, and the civil society organization’s executives expect that they will be ratified at this year’s climate change conference in Azerbaijan. Noting in particular that financial concerns are the main topic of this year’s conference, it is expected that additional financial support agreements will be made.
He said that we hope that the effects of climate change will spread, especially in Africa, and that the agreements on loss and damage will be passed. Actions and frameworks for vulnerable communities, gender, and inclusive climate change should also be developed.
The officials stated that they will actively participate in the preliminary events and events of this year’s COP meeting by creating connections and partnerships with international organizations to make decisions that are suitable for the world.
BY GIRMACHEW GASHAW
THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD TUESDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2024
