By Cheki Abuje
An Anglican Church Cleric in Uganda urged Monday developed countries to take
drastic measures that will suppress the global warming, saying the
upcoming Paris gathering scale up public finances to enable the poorest adopt
to climate change and continue to transit and develop a low carbon pathway.
Speaking during a campaign stop over in Busia Kenya, Bishop Nathan
Kyamanywa of Anglican Church from Uganda said this time the African continent demands
for climate justice ahead of UN Conference of Parties set for Paris, France
later in the month.
The climate change justice initiative spearheaded by Pan-Africa climate
justice campaign come in the wake of Cop21 climate change forum to be held in
Paris later this month. The campaign called, “We Have Faith – ACT Now for
Climate Justice,” is a joint initiative of the ACT Alliance, We Have
Faith, Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) and Oxfam in Africa.
The justice campaign now traversing Eastern Africa is collecting
signatures to challenge Developed countries to take responsibility of the
adverse global effects of climate change due to heavy Carbon Emissions from
their industries.
However, the clergy at the same time cautioned the African continent to
take full responsibility in protecting and conserving the environment not only
for a better world but for future generation too.
He noted that there is need for African governments to commit new resources from national budget to help people adopt and build resilience for increased food security, adding that the Paris meeting delivers major new public funds for adaptation and resilience in Africa.
He noted that there is need for African governments to commit new resources from national budget to help people adopt and build resilience for increased food security, adding that the Paris meeting delivers major new public funds for adaptation and resilience in Africa.
According to the prelate, the Pan-Africa climate justice campaign is
Africa People's petition that will be presented during the Cop21 meeting and
Pop's visit in Kenya to compel the world leaders to deliver fair, ambitious and
strong climate actions to mitigate on climate change and keep global warming
bellow 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Climate change has exposed humanity to life threatening scenarios that
require a collective synergy to address. The impacts of floods, droughts,
elnino, lanino and other extreme weather events globally have been blamed on
climate change.
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