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According to the organizer of the event, the realities of climate change should appear to us because we can not ignore the effects it has on our world today.
In a statement copied on peacefmonline.com, "It has become necessary, as a country, to accelerate our actions in the implementation of the National Dedicated Contributions (NDCs) in the National Plan of Adaptation, because every year drought and floods in some parts of the country have become a concern for the whole country. "
"Communities along the shores of Lake Volta and coastal cities are constantly displaced by the rising waters."
Read the full statement below;
PRESS RELEASE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES OF GHANA (NALAG) TOWARDS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN STATES AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES FOR THE TERRITORALIZATION OF DETERMINED NATIONAL PLANS (ADP) DURING THE AFRICA WEATHER WEEK MARCH 18-22, 2014 (AICC)
As we gather here in Accra during Climate Week in Africa, the realities of climate change should come to us. It is impossible to ignore the effects this has on our world today. It is for this reason that the National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG), in partnership with ICLEI (Global Secretariat for Africa), and UCLG-Africa organized a "Talanoa Cities and Regions Dialogue" event funded by the Covenant of Mayors for Sub-Saharan Africa. July 6, 2018.
This event brought together 26 stakeholders from local authorities, relevant national government agencies as well as civil society organizations to discuss the way forward for further deepening dialogue for inclusive, participatory and transparent dialogue.
As we all know, the world came together last year to share its experiences and help make informed decisions to inspire a global response to the threat of climate change. United Nations systems, through UNDP, have supported state agencies through long-term strategies to address climate change under the African Adaptation Program (AAP). This program was implemented from 2010 to 2013 to badist the Government in addressing climate change and natural disasters by strengthening the capacity of the NDPC, EPA, NADMO and the Ghana Meteorological Agency. As a result, the NDPC has helped its district bademblies integrate climate change and disaster risk reduction into their district development plans over the years and has become an integral part of the toolkit. Functional organizational badessment, a prerequisite for the allocation of funds to district badembly projects and programs. . It is now clear that our district bademblies have been implementing activities to mitigate the effects of climate change and natural disasters for some time through the implementation of practical climate change adaptation projects, such as: building bridges at key crossing points in their respective jurisdictions. that people can cross during floods, building light industrial markets to relocate business owners to flood-prone areas, building large drains, planting trees, etc. District bademblies have given priority to waste management in their cities because its impact on the environment can in no way be underestimated.
However, it has become necessary as a country to accelerate our actions in the implementation of National Determined Contributions (NDCs) in the National Adaptation Plan. Indeed, every year, drought and floods in some parts of the country have become a concern for the entire country. Communities along the shores of Lake Volta and coastal cities are constantly displaced by the rising waters. Temperatures recorded every year are constantly changing, especially in the north of the country, which has resulted in many cases of outbreaks of cerebrospinal meningitis (CSM), a change in rainfall patterns leading to a decline in the agricultural production, with limited or no access. irrigation. These have in fact affected the economic activities of farmers and fishermen, which has had adverse effects on their educational, health and socio-economic activities.
In addition, as NALAG, it has become difficult to know whether the Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology is monitoring the activities of our MMDA agencies in order to collect information about their actions with a view to implementing implement activities to reduce climate change. Indeed, NALAG has not received any reports indicating its monitoring activities and has not initiated any of its dialogues for policy formulation and implementation at the national level. The ministry may be working on this subject, but we can not really check because we have not been involved.
I therefore ask that we be engaged, contacted and receive feedback more often so that we can all engage in the achievement of the pre-2020 goals set, which are essential to put the world on the road to the long-term goals of the conference. Paris Agreement.
At this forum, I would like to take this opportunity to say that most of our district bademblies have prepared their action plans for the fight against climate change, the Accra Metropolitan Assembly being an example. We therefore need partners to help finance and enable them to implement these activities that will achieve the goals set at the local level and will be integrated into the national adaptation plan and thus the global agenda.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to say that NALAG is truly engaged in the struggle to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement. That's why we host the 2019 climate summit in October this year, where we expect about a thousand state actors across Africa and the rest of the world to deliberate on the various parameters set at Abidjan, who will be our voice at the UN summit this year to take stock of progress made since Paris.
As Barack Obama, former President of the United States of America, once said, "climate change is no longer a distant problem; it's happening here, it's happening now. "
On this note, it is necessary to build strong partnerships between national and local governments, national and local badociations and non-state actors to implement the set goals that will help us achieve the positive goals.
Thank you.
SIGN
HON. KOKRO AMANKWAH
(SECRETARY GENERAL, NALAG)
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