South Africa: Ramaphosa attends COP 27

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday departed for Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, to attend the 27th. Conference of Parties (COP 27).

He was accompanied by Minister in The Presidency, Mondli Gungubele, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Naledi Pandor and Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment Barbara Creecy.

The president’s focus will be on securing maximum ambition in terms of climate action, the honouring of previous commitments and the provision of enabling means of implementation support for developing countries, including South Africa. 

Ramaphosa’s office said that, with COP 27 taking place in Africa, it presented an opportunity to advance African priority issues, namely raising the ambitions on mitigation, adaptation and support to developing countries, building on progress made in Glasgow on the importance of Just Transitions and advancing discussions on the special needs and circumstance of Africa.
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