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Mugabe arrives in New York
20 Apr 2016 at 19:49hrs | Views
President Robert Mugabe has arrived in New York in the United States of America where he is expected to sign the Paris Agreement on climate change.
The President and his delegation, which includes Foreign Affairs Minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi and Environment Minister, Oppah Muchinguri, were met at JFK International Airport by Zimbabwe's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Frederick Shava and embassy staff.
President Mugabe left Harare on Tuesday evening, where he joins other world leaders in signing the Paris Agreement on climate change which was drafted and adopted during the 21st Session of the Conference of Parties, COP21, in December last year.
The Paris agreement is within the structure of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change dealing with greenhouse gases emissions mitigation, adaptation and finance starting in the year 2020.
The Paris Agreement replaces the Kyoto Protocol, and was drafted and adopted through consensus by 195 countries, with 120 states expected to sign when the document is opened for signature Friday 22nd April 2016.
The aim of the convention is to enhance the implementation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change through holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 degrees celsius above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1,5 degrees celsius above pre-industrial levels, recognising that this would reduce significantly the risks and impacts of climate change.
The President and his delegation, which includes Foreign Affairs Minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi and Environment Minister, Oppah Muchinguri, were met at JFK International Airport by Zimbabwe's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Frederick Shava and embassy staff.
President Mugabe left Harare on Tuesday evening, where he joins other world leaders in signing the Paris Agreement on climate change which was drafted and adopted during the 21st Session of the Conference of Parties, COP21, in December last year.
The Paris agreement is within the structure of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change dealing with greenhouse gases emissions mitigation, adaptation and finance starting in the year 2020.
The Paris Agreement replaces the Kyoto Protocol, and was drafted and adopted through consensus by 195 countries, with 120 states expected to sign when the document is opened for signature Friday 22nd April 2016.
The aim of the convention is to enhance the implementation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change through holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 degrees celsius above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1,5 degrees celsius above pre-industrial levels, recognising that this would reduce significantly the risks and impacts of climate change.
Source - ZBC
