By Shihar Aneez
DUBAI – Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe launched Climate Justice Forum (CJF) at the ongoing 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) held in Dubai in a move to gather support for vulnerable nations hit by climate-change-led disasters.
This year’s climate summit held in Dubai’s EXPO2020 features a raft of issues for countries working to find common ground in tackling climate change, including whether to phase out fossil fuels and how to finance the energy transition in developing countries.
Wickremesinghe inaugurated the Climate Justice Forum at COP28 on Saturday (2) and emphasized the critical importance of addressing climate issues with a sense of justice and equity.
The President had been in talks with many nations vulnerable to climate change disasters including African and South American countries to get their support for the CJF.
The move is to compel advanced and developed countries to look into the poor nations hit by climate change and help them get over economic and debt burdens by either investing more in green energy initiatives or writing off debts to ease financial pressure.
Sri Lanka, which is now facing an unprecedented economic crisis, has seen increasing losses and damages, both human lives and physical properties due to climate change-led disasters like floods, drought, and earth slips.
In his speech at the COP28 forum, Wickremesinghe on Friday (Dec 1) said the Climate Justice Forum will provide a platform for constructive and proactive engagements.
-economynext.com
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