African Ministers of Environment met last week in Nairobi, Kenya to prepare a common African position on the climate change negotiations. Their statement will go to the African heads of state meeting on climate
change to be held in Libya on 2nd and 3rd July. African civil society also organised a pre-Ministerial meeting of over fifty representatives from all over Africa. The meeting, organised by the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) two days ahead of the ministerial meeting, produced a communiqué that was presented to the Ministers. This laid emphasis on the issues of equity and justice and the fact that, while Africa has the lowest levels of emissions, it is most vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change. The Ministers agreed on
a joint statement to be placed before the heads of state meeting calling for an equitable and ambitious deal in Copenhagen which takes the concerns of the African countries into account. Eco is excited to see that collaboration between the African ministers and civil society is finally taking place, and would love to see that happen more often on the global level.
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