The Bonn meeting follows the adoption of a new global
agreement on climate change in Paris in December, 2015.
Parties will now begin negotiating how they will reach
the goals set down in Paris.
In the lead up to this important meeting, the Chair of
the Least Developed Countries group, Tosi Mpanu-Mpanu, has stated that "reaching
global agreement in Paris does not mean we can become complacent. We have drawn
the blueprint and we must now begin construction of the rules and procedures
that will bring the next phase of our global climate regime to life. A
record-breaking 175 Parties united in New York on April 22 to sign the Paris
Agreement, demonstrating that we have the political momentum to achieve
this."
He said building off current political momentum, the
LDCs will continue to push for early entry into force of the Paris Agreement,
so that the world can benefit as soon as possible from its implementation.
"Even if current pledges are fulfilled, the world
is on a path to over 3 degrees C of warming, well above the global goal of 1.5
degrees set in Paris; and that is without considering that developing countries
need support to the tune of $4tn to meet these pledges," he noted.
On the issue of climate finance, Tosi Mpanu Mpanu said:
"The least developed countries are the least responsible for climate
change, with developed countries bearing both the historic responsibility and
the capacity to respond. Public finance to support developing countries needs
to rise to meet the challenge that lies before us."
On the importance of adaption, Tosi Mpanu-Mpanu stated:
"The earth's oceans are rising, disease is spreading, our land is no
longer producing the food we need to survive. The world must adapt to meet the
unavoidable impacts of climate change head on, or face the consequences."
Tosi Mpanu-Mpanu also emphasised the necessity of pre-2020
action: "We cannot sit idly waiting for the Paris Agreement to commence,
the window of opportunity to act on climate change is closing. We must harness
the power of fresh global cooperation to strengthen pre-2020 action."
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