Last Updated on December 17, 2022, 8:33 AM AST by Anthony Morris
Leaders of St Kitts and Nevis have joined world leaders from 196 countries across the globe in Montreal, Canada. The world leaders came together for a two-week UN Biodiversity Conference, commonly referred to as COP 15.
During this high-level summit, all eyes are trained on the anticipated adoption of a milestone agreement to stop and reverse nature loss by 2030. The terms of this agreement include includes preserving 30 per cent of the world’s land and water.
During the COP 15 event, The Government of St Kitts and Nevis is represented on two fronts/ The first is a national delegation that comprises officers from the Ministry of Environment and officials from the High Commission of St Kitts and Nevis in Ottowa.
The second front is the local delegation headed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Action, Sharon Rattan. Permanent Secretary is expected to deliver a national statement to the COP15 Plenary on behalf of the Government of St Kitts and Nevis on Friday, December 16, 2022.
In her address, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Environment and Climate Action, Sharon Rattan, appreciated the People’s Republic of China (Taiwan) for “effectively presiding over the COP 15 for the past four years.” Further, she thanked Canada’s government for organizing this year’s event edition.
Like many of the attending countries, she revealed that St Kitts and Nevis came to the event ready to forge an ambitious and transformative post-2020 global biodiversity framework.
She said that we (the government of St Kitts and Nevis) welcome the declaration as a robust platform that can drive political impetus towards developing a strong and effective strategic framework.
She brought the president of the assembly’s attention towards the depleting nature of the natural capital, on which the economy of St Kitts and Nevis depends so heavily.
She asserted that urgent action is required to restore and protect biodiversity. She said St Kitts and Nevis is ready to come together with the various nations to support the implementation of ambitious and effective resource mobilization and capacity-building strategies critical to achieving the end goals specified in the post-2020 global biodiversity framework.
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