China called on all countries to join forces and intensify their actions on climate adaptation and work to achieve further progress in global climate governance, as the year 2021 will mark the full implementation of the Paris Agreement on climate change.
Vice Premier Han Zheng made the remark on January 25 from Beijing during the 2021 Climate Adaptation Summit speech, hosted by video link. Responding to climate change, a common challenge facing humanity, requires considering both mitigation and adaptation, he said.
According to Han, who is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, China attaches equal importance to mitigation and adaptation, and formulates a national climate change adaptation strategy. to make the country more resilient to climate risks.
In order to actively implement the Paris Agreement, he said, developed countries should offer more financial and technical support to developing countries, also calling on all countries to formulate and implement national plans. adaptation according to their national realities, which, he says, will make their adaptation measures more effective and sustainable.
The summit, which was launched by the Netherlands, urged all governments to take more adaptation action to reduce climate-related risks and build climate resilience.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on January 26 that the deputy premier’s participation in the event was a testament to the high importance China attaches to international cooperation on change. climate.
The summit came after President Xi Jinping spoke at the Climate Ambition 2020 summit in December and after Mr. Han spoke at the One Planet summit, which focused on global climate and environmental governance, in Beginning of the month.
China, Zhao noted, has also provided support to other developing countries to the best of its ability through South-South cooperation.
In addition, said Huang Runqiu, Minister of Ecology and Environment, with 39 cooperation agreements on climate change with 35 developing countries, China has so far allocated 1.2 billion yuan (185 million dollars) to South-South cooperation to tackle the global crisis.
“As one of the countries most affected by climate change, China can understand the plight of other developing countries and has always provided proactive support to the best of its ability,” he noted on the 25th. January during the first ministerial dialogue organized by the Global Center on Adaptation via a video link, adding that “China will continue to deepen South-South cooperation to help developing countries build their capacity for climate adaptation” .
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