The meeting gathered key financial and climate experts, including participants from:

1.The Adaptation Fund under the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit of Colombia.
2.The Ministry of Environment of Colombia.
3.The ANNA PERENA Foundation, represented by Ms. Jenny de la Torre Córdoba, President of the Foundation and Special Adviser, with ministerial rank, to the President of Colombia on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law.
4.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia.
5.The Soundelé Konan Foundation—for the protection and development of fauna and flora.
6.The Global Representative of GEDUS NETWORKS, Inc.

The discussions centred around the issue of access to funding for the implementation of joint community projects in Africa and South America, with a particular emphasis on the Republic of Colombia. Within the framework of this international initiative, held under COP16, the aim was to develop a strategy for multilateral and bilateral cooperation within environmental diplomacy to effectively implement joint community projects to combat climate change.

Colombia was chosen as the host for these discussions intentionally, being a country with significant tropical forest coverage, playing a key role in protecting biodiversity. The stakeholders defined several main areas of action:

Review of community projects in the form of pilot drafts – Rapid establishment of an environmental diplomatic representation in Bogotá with a coordinating unit responsible for cooperation between Côte d’Ivoire and Colombia concerning biodiversity protection and combating climate change.Finding swift and effective solutions to mobilise resources for the implementation of joint climate projects.

The institutions of the Republic of Colombia are fully involved in these efforts aimed at protecting biodiversity and combating climate change. This support program is a joint technical and financial initiative designed to effectively counteract the negative impacts of climate change.

The National Coordination of the Country Programme of IHRC for Côte d’Ivoire, linked with ECOWAS countries and other partners, including the Soundelé Konan Foundation and GEDUS NETWORKS, once again demonstrate their readiness and commitment to fighting the climate crisis through the joint implementation of community projects aimed at environmental protection.

Reported:
Vamara Fofana
IHRC Commisioner, IHRC Press Jurnalist

The post International Cooperation – Environmental Diplomacy first appeared on ihrc.news.