{"id":51515,"date":"2023-09-04T08:43:17","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T08:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/africa-climate-summit-kicks-off"},"modified":"2023-09-04T08:54:44","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T08:54:44","slug":"africa-climate-summit-kicks-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/africa-climate-summit-kicks-off","title":{"rendered":"Africa Climate Summit kicks off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><br \/>\nOlaniyi Apanpa<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Africa is a few minutes away from the start of the inaugural African Climate Summit with the theme, \u201cDriving Green Growth and Climate Finance Solutions for Africa and the World.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This event, championed by the President of Kenya, William Ruto, brings together 24 Heads of State and Government from Africa and beyond to the Kenyatta International Convention Centre, Nairobi, Kenya.<\/p>\n<p>The summit aims to address the increasing exposure to climate change and its associated costs with a focus on Africa.<\/p>\n<p>It would also serve as a platform to inform, frame, and influence commitments, pledges, and outcomes, ultimately leading to the development of the Nairobi Declaration.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from the not-so-pleasant experiences many individuals experienced at the accreditation centres yesterday, all seems to be going well this morning.<\/p>\n<p>Invited speakers to the opening session are, the President of Kenya, William Ruto, the President of Comoros, Azali Assoumani, and the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Simon Stiell.<\/p>\n<p>Part of the highlight of today\u2019s event is the opening session themed, \u201cThe Power of the Potential.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This session sets the stage for ACS and African Climate Week and would showcase Africa\u2019s potential in addressing climate challenges.<\/p>\n<p>It also emphasises the need for a fairer financial system and highlights Africa\u2019s position as it heads to the Conference of Parties 28, in the last week of November all to the early days of December.<\/p>\n<p>Ruto arrived at the Tsavo Auditorium at exactly, 8:57 amid fanfare by the band.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday at the African Youth Climate Assembly, youth across African countries presented a copy of their declaration to the President of Kenya, William Ruto.<\/p>\n<p>Today, representatives of the youth and indigenous people groups will also present their declaration.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\">Rwanda<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Olaniyi Apanpa Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. 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