At COP31, Tebboune says climate change is hitting Algeria’s water security
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on TSA
At COP31 in Antalya, Turkey, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said climate change is affecting Algeria’s water and food security, amid desertification, recurrent droughts and expanding forest fires. His address was read by Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb, according to TSA.
Algeria is targeting an unconditional 14% reduction in its greenhouse gas emissions by 2035, financed from its national resources, with a target that could reach 31% if international support is secured. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune also announced the completion of the first phase of a programme targeting 15,000 megawatts of renewable energy capacity by 2035, during the COP31 leaders’ summit in Antalya, according to his address read by Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb.
Abdelmadjid Tebboune said Algeria is facing desertification, recurrent droughts and an expansion of the areas affected by forest fires. He described water and food security as an issue directly linked to climate change and called for the needs of the developing country and employment to be reconciled with emissions reductions, according to his address.
The target of up to a 31% reduction had been announced by Algeria on 11 November as part of COP31. It forms part of Algeria’s new climate contribution, submitted as part of its climate commitments.
