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Lanka unveils Climate Justice Forum for justice and equity
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Sri Lanka yesterday unveiled its Climate Justice Forum (CJF) initiative, aimed at addressing climate issues with a sense of justice and equity.
The CJF is one of three key concepts presented by Sri Lanka as part of its “Global Climate Solutions” to tackle the climate crisis. The other concepts are the Tropical Belt Initiative (TBI) and the International Climate Change University (ICCU).
The CJF aims to expedite the provision of financial assistance for loss and damage due to climate impacts and effectively address the climate crisis.
Participating in the official launch of the CJF in the Sri Lanka Pavilion of the 28th Conference of Parties yesterday, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said the establishment of a focal point with a holistic institutional specialty to handle the climate crisis would be a priority of the CJF. The government is pursuing debt justice and cancellation at this year’s Conference of Parties and is lobbying to pass a resolution on the CJF, he added.
Noting that the climate battle was currently being waged on fragmented fronts, President Wickremesinghe said efforts should be coordinated between finance specialists, climate specialists, and debt and trade specialists—all of whom could give invaluable guidance to vulnerable countries that need it most.
“Sri Lanka is already working on an institution for the capacity building and research side of things with the Climate Change University, but a common focal point for NDCs (Nationally Determined Contributions), UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme, and the IMF (International Monetary Fund) collaborative discussions is also a need.”
Environment Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, Foreign Affairs Minister Ali Sabry, Senior Climate Advisor Ruwan Wijewardene, Environment Ministry Secretary Anil Jasinghe, and other high-level ministry officials were present at the event. UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersson and former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed were also present at the event.
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