The Globe Is Under Climatic Stress
FromMar 19, 2023 To Mar 19, 2023
Hybrid Event
Nile University and ERF are organizing this special address by Dr. Abdulla Belhaif AlNuami, Former Minister of Climate Change and Environment, United Arab Emirates, to address the pressing issues on climate change.
We all agree that actions speak louder than words. As the curtain has now fallen on the 27th United Nations, climate change conference cop 27. we are left, wondering whether the outcomes are as tangible and robust as everyone wants us to believe or not. Throughout the negotiation, the push and the pull between rich and poor nations on the finance front was evident for all . only 24 hours ahead of the scheduled closing time of cop 27 United Nations Secretary Antonio Guterres argued government to set aside the differences and work together towards delivering meaningful results. Loss and damage finance has always been one of the most continuous issues on the negotiation table at cops. For over three decades, or so developing countries that are at the forefront of experiencing the devastating climate disasters have been demanding that developed nations, the largest emitter of greenhouse gases compensate them for the harm they are facing due to climate change.
The fund is a crucial, starting point to rectify a long, systematic injustice to vulnerable communities . But how optimistic should we be that this fund achieves, its noble purpose of helping those in fragile situations due to climate change? Some observers believe the fund is another empty promise made by the developed nations to ease the pressure they are facing Given that the much awaited one hundred billion US dollar a year that wealthy nations promised in 2015 to provide for developing nations has not yet materialized, it would be unrealistic to expect them to pour their money into this new venture.
Even the United Nations, Secretary Antonio Gutrrres was cautious while announcing his support to the new fund as he tweeted “Clearly this will not be enough but it is a much needed political signal to rebuild broken trust “
On the eve of cop 27, the Emissions gap report, 2022 highlighted that countries that have made climate commitments were moving slowly with their implementation, putting the world on trajectory for disastrous 2.8°C rise in the temperature by the end of the century. Even if the current pledges were met, we would still face temperature rise of 2.4 to 2.6°C by the end of the 2100.
That should have been enough for a motivation for those who make concrete progress in the climate agenda so the world can avoid catastrophe that is so clearly looming ahead. Demonstrating solidarity with those hit hardest by climate change should be at the heart of our collective response the world is watching and waiting, waiting for actions not for promises.
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Agenda
Date
19/03/2023
Location
Hybrid Event
Time
From 1:00 pm To 2:30 pm
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Speakers
Research Fellows
Hassan Aly
Dean, Business School, Nile University
Speakers
Abdalla bin Mohammed Belhaif Al Nuaimi
Former Minister of Climate Change and Environment,...
Senior Associates
Mahmoud Mohieldin
Professor, Department of Economics - Cairo University,...