US Climate Envoy visits Nigeria, Senegal | Tellwell Newspaper
Tellwell Newspaper, Abuja – Nigeria:
United States Presidential envoy on climate change has begun a four-day tour to Nigeria and Senegal as part of US efforts at assisting African countries in adapting to the ravaging effects of climate change.
John Kerry, who was former Secretary of State under Barack Obama, would visit Nigeria on Monday and Tuesday before proceeding to Senegal, the US State Department said in a statement obtained by Tellwell Newspaper.
While in Nigeria, Kerry would engage Nigeria officials and the private sector in discussions on strengthening climate action and the upcoming 27th Conference of the United Nations Framework on Climate Change Conference (COP 27) in the Egyptian Sharm el-Sheikh resort, the statement said.
During his Senegal visit on Wednesday through Thursday, the envoy is billed to attend the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN).
At the ministerial conference, Kerry would discuss “the importance of adaptation…including U.S. efforts to help more than half a billion people in developing countries adapt to and manage the impacts of climate change,” according to the statement.
The US support would be channelled through the President Joe Biden’s Emergency Plan for Adaptation and Resilience.
