President Ranil Wickremesinghe left yesterday morning (30) to attend the COP 28 World Leader’s Summit to be held in Dubai.
President Wickremesinghe will submit three special proposals this year for the International Conference on Climate Change or “COP 28”.
The three proposals are to create a climate university in Sri Lanka, to establish a climate justice forum for third world countries that are inconvenienced by the activities of developed countries, and to establish a forum for tropical rainforests.
The COP 28 conference will be held in Dubai from December 4 with the participation of the leaders of 54 states and there are plans to hold several additional discussions about climate change and debt stabilisation.
Under the sponsorship of non-governmental organizations, 20 young people will participate in the conference and they will participate in additional discussions.
A delegation of about 15 officials including President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Foreign Affairs Minister Ali Sabry, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera, Environment Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, MP Patali Champika Ranawaka, Environment Ministry Secretary Dr. Anil Jasinghe, Presidential Adviser on Climate Change Ruwan Wijayawardena, President’s Foreign Affairs Director Dinuk Colombage will attend the official tour.
Senior Adviser on Climate Change Ruwan Wijayawardena mentioned that another group from the private sector would participate in this conference at their own expense.
Shiromi Abayasinghe