Angola takes climate finance and adaptation push to COP31 in Turkey
A delegation led by Environment Minister Ana Paula de Carvalho is in Antalya to press for more climate funding for vulnerable countries.
Angola's delegation, led by Environment Minister Ana Paula de Carvalho, is in Antalya, Turkey, for the 31st UN Climate Change Conference (COP31), which runs until 20 November. It is arguing for more climate finance for vulnerable countries and presenting adaptation projects.
The delegation includes Secretary of State Esmeralda Mendonça, ambassadors Osvaldo Varela and Mário Constantino de Azevedo, Luanda deputy governor Calunga Quissanga, members of the National Assembly and public and private sector representatives. Angola will show initiatives on its National Adaptation Plan, food security, agriculture, health, biodiversity and the energy transition, with displays on environmental recovery and resilient cities.
The heads of state and government summit began yesterday and continues today. The second day is set for resilient cities and the built environment, an area where Angola has projects to present. The United States is absent from the negotiations for a second consecutive conference, and the financing talks are among the hardest on the agenda.