South African minister David Maynier calls for climate finance
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on SABC News
South African Minister for Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment David Maynier is calling for funding to close the climate finance gap for developing countries. He welcomes the inclusion of a working group on climate finance on the COP31 agenda, which he considers a major success for his team, according to SABC News.
South African Minister for Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment David Maynier believes that COP31, the UN climate conference, must deliver concrete solutions, particularly on climate finance for developing countries. Interviewed by SABC News after the opening of the South African pavilion in Antalya, Turkey, he said the delegation wants to move from targets to implementation.
Maynier describes the inclusion of a working group on climate finance on the COP31 agenda as a major victory. He says he is working closely with the African Group of Negotiators and with the BASIC group, which brings together Brazil, South Africa, India and China.
These comments come as the so-called “super El Niño” is bringing a hotter and drier climate to South Africa, according to SABC News.
This stance is part of a series of African calls at COP31. In recent days, Egypt has called for affordable climate finance, and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has asked for funding for Africa.
