Zambia Reacted Well Concerning The Paris Agreement.

On Tuesday The 20th Of September 2016 The President of Zambia His Excellency Mr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu signed the Paris Agreement on Climate Change during the UN Treaty Signing Event.

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President of Zambia His Excellency Mr. Edgar
Chagwa Lungu signing the Paris Agreement on
Climate Change during the UN Treaty Signing
Event at the on-going High-Level Segment of the
71st Session of the United Nations General
Assembly in New York USA on Tuesday 20
September 2016. PHOTO | CHIBAULA D. SILWAMBA | ZAMBIA UN MISSION.

President Edgar Lungu yesterday appended
Zambia’s Signature to the Paris Agreement on
Climate Change during the Treaty Event at the on-
going High-Level Segment of the 71st Session of
the United Nations General Assembly in New York,
USA.

The overall objective of the Agreement is to strengthen the global response to the threat of
climate change by keeping a global temperature
rise this century well below 2 degrees Celsius
above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts
to limit the temperature increase even further to
1.5 degrees.According to the statement released to the media by Zambia’s Permanent Mission First Secretary
for Press and Public Relations at the United
Nations, Mr Chibaula Silwamba, the Paris
Agreement was adopted at the Twenty-first
Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP21)
held in Paris, France on 12th December, 2015,
following successful negotiations by 196 Parties to
the Convention on Climate Change.

The Paris agreement commits Parties to implement
ambitious efforts to combat climate change and
adapt to its effects while promoting sustainable
development.

To date, about 181 States Parties including
Zambia have signed the Paris Agreement and 28
Parties have further ratified. These Nations
account for an estimated 39.08 percent of global
greenhouse gas emissions.

The agreement willcenter into force 30 days after attaining the 55 percent threshold of the total global greenhouse gas emissions.By signing the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, the Government of the Republic of Zambia renewed its commitment and resolve to take action in order to attain sustainable prosperity, safeguard the health of our people and the planet.

Among the Senior Officials who accompanied the
President to the signing event, was Mr. Trevor
Kaunda, Permanent Secretary at The Ministry of
Lands, Natural resources and Environmental
Protection who expressed elation at this
development.

The Permanent Secretary added that in order to enhance the implementation of the Paris
Agreement at country level, Government has
developed its Nationally Determined Contribution
(NDC) to the Paris Agreement which outlines
various mitigation and adaptation programme/
actions to be implemented. Mr. Kaunda said the
recently adopted National Policy on Climate
Change will provide a framework and ensure
coordinated approach in implementation of climate
change actions with a view to help the country
fulfil its obligation under the Convention on
Climate Change and the Paris Agreement.
The Zambian Government is confident that through
collective implementation of the Agreement,
developing countries like Zambia will be assisted
increase its ability to adapt to the adverse impacts
of climate change and foster climate resilience
and transition into low greenhouse gas emissions
development.

Ultimately, this will ensure environmental integrity
and foster socio economic sustainability and help
save our planet.

Source For The Information.

Lusaka Times

www.lusakatimes.com

https://www.lusakatimes.com/2016/09/21/president-lungu-signs-paris-agreement-on-climate-change/

Thank You For Reading.

Chabala Chisenga
Eco Generation Regional Ambassador To Zambia.