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The Mexican Minister of the Environment, Alicia Bárcena, launched on Monday an appeal to her Latin American and Caribbean counterparts to “fully” support Brazil, host of this year’s United Nations meeting on climate, and urged the construction of “a Latin American and Caribbean narrative” with which to attend the event.
Bárcena opened a two-day meeting with ministers from 22 Latin American and Caribbean countries and almost a dozen financial institutions, which were also received by President Claudia Sheinbaum. The event aims to lay the foundations for regional climate action ahead of COP30 to be held in November in the town of Belem.
The president-designate of COP30, André Correa do Lago, stressed that his main message in the face of the current climate emergency is that “there are already solutions” that can be put in place and that They can be executed “with a lot of autonomy.” “And if everyone does their part in the same direction, we will make a big change.” This year, almost all nations must present their first plan update, hence the transcendence of the appointment.
Correa do Lago opted in Mexico for each country to act at different rates according to its priorities and bringing the environmental issue closer to society so that all citizens feel involved.
He recalled that although Latin America and the Caribbean has many weaknesses, “if we manage to move forward with effective implementation our region is one that can benefit the most.”
According to the data presented at the ministerial meeting, 74% of the countries in the region have experienced recurrent climate phenomena although they only generate 11.3% of the global emissions. “But according to the 2024 ECLAC study, the intensification has been enormous, and that is why we must focus on adaptation,” said the Mexican secretary.
