Demeke Mekonnen, the deputy prime minister of Ethiopia, says Africans need to strengthen their collective voice on climate change issues. Mekonnen, who is also the foreign affairs minister of the
Demeke Mekonnen, the deputy prime minister of Ethiopia, says Africans need to strengthen their collective voice on climate change issues.
“Standing together in the matter of climate change and sustainable development is, therefore, a continental and global responsibility,” he said.Speaking also at the event, Fitsum Assefa, Ethiopia’s planning and development minister, said AMCEN was held at a critical time when climate change has become an emergency.
“Biodiversity is reducing at an alarming rate even when countries have adapted a framework to curb the situation,” Assefa said.
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