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Accra, May 31, GNA – Mr. Mohammed Adjei
Sowah, Accra Metropolitan CEO (ECM), Appointed Director
Member of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate Change and Energy (GCoM) in
United States.
As such, Mr. Sowah will work to
galvanize the climate action of cities across Africa, define the strategic direction of
organization and work to raise the voice of cities on the world stage.
GCoM is the largest coalition led by the
UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Climate Change, Mr. Micheal R.
Bloomberg, with more than 9,200 cities on six continents and 132 countries,
representing more than 800 million people in the world population.
In addition, more than 110 African cities are now
signatories to the World Covenant of Mayors, representing a total of 109
millions of people, and these cities have shown a strong desire to reduce
emissions and combat the effects of climate change.
A statement issued in Accra and copied to
According to the Ghana News Agency, the role of Mr. Sowah on the GCoM Board of Directors was an important element.
recognition of both the work done in Accra and the strategy
the importance of the region in the international fight against climate change.
Accra was growing rapidly at a rate of
3.8% per annum and should become the most vital economic center of the
In Africa, Ghana's economy is hardest hit by inadequate sanitation.
Accra was also committed to providing
a climate action that benefits all citizens and reduces emissions for
the expectations of the Paris Agreement for next year, the statement said.
Mr. Sowah, in his acceptance speech to the
GCoM, was quoted as saying: "It is
an honor to join GCoM and meet colleagues from cities around the world for
deliberate on the problems faced by cities and the impact it could have on life
people."
He added that Accra was committed to
continue to take urgent action against climate change and be a proactive player
in partnership with local and international development partners to implement
bold local initiatives that have had a global impact.
Some of these initiatives, Mr. Sowah, hope
achieve, include the development of sustainable transport, the use of
renewable resources in the public space and the launch of greening open spaces
projects.
GNA
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