This content was published on August 15, 2022 – 7:39 p.m. August 15, 2022 – 7:39 p.m
San Juan, 15 August (EFE).- The leaders of the Caribbean countries will convene an extraordinary summit on climate change in the Bahamas starting tomorrow, Tuesday, to draft a common position towards COP27.
The Prime Minister of the Bahamas, Phillip Davis, said Monday that the meeting would aim to find a “unified” Caribbean response to better reflect the regional states’ common problems.
“This gathering will enable the Caribbean region to take charge of its destiny and present a unified position to the world at COP27,” Davis said at a news conference.
The United Nations Climate Change Conference 2022, commonly known as COP27, will be held next November in the city of Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt.
“It is time to take the offensive against the painful blows that climate change has inflicted on the region, but we must unite in the fight and convince the world that, for better or for worse, we can make it together.” he pointed out to Davis.
The prime minister announced that his country intends to set up this meeting, sponsored by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, as an “annual event” and that he hopes all countries in the region will attend.
Since taking office last year, Davis has been among the leading voices on climate change, often traveling to different countries to attend special conferences on the topic.
In addition, he has repeatedly called on multilateral organizations to cancel climate change-related debt for small countries.
In this context, Davis has denounced the fact that the national debt of the Bahamas has increased by around 5 billion dollars in recent years as a result of natural disasters. EFE
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