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Uhuru hosts African Union meeting on climate change in Lisbon

They also made preparations for the 2027 UN Climate Change Conference (COP27), to be held in November,

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by SHARON MWENDE

News27 June 2022 - 18:47
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In Summary


• Uhuru signed off the 2022 to 2032 African Union Climate Change and Resilient Development Strategy and Action Plan at the high-level meeting.

• Besides President Uhuru, AUC Commissioner Josefa Sacko addressed the meeting where she delivered Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat's statement.

President Uhuru Kenyatta during the African Union Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC) meeting in Lisbon, Portugal on June 27,2022.

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday hosted a hybrid meeting of the African Union Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC).

This was done on the sidelines of the ongoing 2022 UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal.

AUC Commissioner Josefa Sacko speaking during the African Union Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC) meeting in Lisbon, Portugal on June 27,2022.

At the meeting, African leaders and their representatives discussed the progress made in addressing the climate change challenge on the continent.

They also made preparations for the 2027 UN Climate Change Conference (COP27), to be held in November, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.

In his role as the Chairperson of CAHOSCC, Uhuru signed off the 2022 to 2032 African Union Climate Change and Resilient Development Strategy and Action Plan at the high-level meeting.

Besides President Uhuru, AUC Commissioner Josefa Sacko addressed the meeting where she delivered Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat's statement.

President Uhuru Kenyatta and AUC Commissioner Josefa Sacko signing off the 2022 to 2032 African Union Climate Change and Resilient Development Strategy and Action Plan on June 27,2022.
President Uhuru Kenyatta and AUC Commissioner Josefa Sacko presenting the 2022 to 2032 African Union Climate Change and Resilient Development Strategy and Action Plan on June 27,2022.
President Uhuru Kenyatta addressing the African Union Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC) meeting in Lisbon, Portugal on June 27,2022.
The African Union Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC) meeting in Lisbon, Portugal on June 27,2022.
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