The just concluded 16th Conference of the United Nations Climate Changes Conference in Cancun, Mexico, marks a turning point for the struggle of African countries to get the machinery of the United Nations convincingly developed countries to programs on the continent, to fund the impact of African climate change on the pillows.
After the conference, a new climate financing mechanism, such as climate Green Fund was announced at the Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was created. Forest conservation and protection was also a part of the strategic agreement, which means the vulnerable people and indigenous peoples whose livelihoods depend on forestry now benefit.
The effect of the Cancun Convention for Africa is overwhelming. The continent now has the 'it means opportunities and technologies that could be to adjust the sensitivity of access to climate change.
At the conference of the continent, the African Group, its commitment to the position found attention to the vulnerability of the African continent, and how climate change is already having an impact on the livelihoods of millions of Africans.
Ethiopia, Sudan, Mozambique and South Africa are the countries whose voice vote at all plenary sessions and all require a fair and equitable agreement that does not compromise the interest of Africa.
But the giant of Africa, Nigeria, was completely absent from the scene. Data from the organizers of the conference showed that the country had the largest contingent at the conference in Africa.
A document of the Ministry of the Environment, said: "Nigeria proactively influence play leading role between developing countries for the African position, with the G77 + China negotiated that block, and highlight the principal of fairness and justice for the development of the town common but differentiated responsibilities and capabilities.”
In the first week of representatives attended the conference of other countries and delegates from NGOs, from Nigeria to the lack of clear Nigeria, which had hitherto played a prominent role in the group of African countries upset.
The research on which the country was a major world conference has shown that missing, while others were engaged in negotiations and form the overall architecture of all treaties, including climate change, the country was up in arms over the heads of Iron power Climate Change in Nigeria locked units.
The fund to sponsor the conference delegates was not available, and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Nigeria has been saved to offset costs of travel and subsistence for most of the delegates, n 'is that for two weeks that the conference lasted.
An official of the Ministry of Environment, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the situation in terms of participation of Nigeria was a disgrace.
"The problem in Nigeria to attend the conference in Cancun is a lot," the source said.
"An initial list of delegates include the names of people who have no reason to come to Cancun was more than three quarters of the money for the conference in the 2010 budget has allocated almost empty before the conference, the ambition and personnel interest in the climate change 'unity of interest in Nigeria causes unnecessary delays for the delegates to represent the country have been. "
Nigeria Victor Fodeke know debate on climate change and climate change head unit in the Ministry of Environment, was dismissed shortly before the conference in a style that has not started compatible with the existing rules of public service.
Appeal to the Environment Minister, John Odey, has remained unanswered for comments on this topic.
Folade Adesina, an ecologist with the Global Environment Watch, told the conference that the country does not appear in Cancun was a reflection of how the government assessed low environmental issues and climate change in particular.
"Climate change is another window to make money for government officials, because it is important for citizens, has an impact," said Adesina.
Hassan Ibn Climate Alliance Network, said that Nigeria has the highest representation of Africa at the conference, but their voices were not heard anywhere.
"The Nigerian troops were in disarray, without coordination, without an agenda to pursue, one can hardly speak at meetings, but she screams at the house of government." We are the most vulnerable, "said Ben.
A missed opportunity
Small countries have taken the leading role on climate change on the continent such as Nigeria, a country most affected is the result of climate change, and sleep came.
It is therefore not surprising that Zewani Meles, Ethiopia's Prime Minister, to recommend as co-chairman of the UN Secretary General's High Level Group on how the world would need $ 100 billion was to see the effects of climate change in developing countries for appointment in the developing world by 2020.
A visit to the stand of Ethiopia during the just concluded meeting in Cancun in the country speaks volumes about the opportunity and the platform of the conference, investors in different sectors of the advertising.
South Africa was granted the right to host climate change and in 2011 was a visible display area of the Cancun conference to discuss and interact with investors.
Efe Joseph, a representative of the indigenous peoples of Nigeria told the conference in South Africa "is responsible for climate change in Africa."
A Business Round Table of Nigeria at the Conference of advertising is designed for investors with little traffic, because less than five have been involved and were the "usual time in Africa" was the round table began six hours after that the ground was moving. It was right not only bad, because it coincided with the official opening of the conference, but has made thousands of Nigerian taxpayers 'money'.
In 2009, the Copenhagen conference on climate in Nigeria had a booth in which the resources and potential of the country were exposed. Nevertheless in Cancun, there was that official of State and Government also held meetings in hotel rooms that have two-hour drive from the site.
Mr. Joseph said that no attempt has been made by the government to promote the status of Nigerians in the Niger Delta in the conference.
"We've all seen the impact and role of Bolivia at the conference, in Bolivia, was until the last minute inclusion in the contract clause of Cancun as its indigenous population favors the election he said.
But participants said the country would continue to benefit from the new environment if their environment officials to get their acts together. For example, the new Green Fund Air representative to the Council will require developing and developed countries and in Nigeria can take one seat.
Nigeria may also be strategies for the component hosting the establishment of technology transfer offered to support countries in the developing world.
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