Central America calls at COP24 to strengthen climate action in the region
The Central American Integration System (SICA) requested today at the climate summit (COP24) of Katowice (Poland) to reinforce climate action in the region, taking into account that it is one of the most vulnerable in the world to the effects of climate change .
The SICA position, formed by eight countries and whose pro tempore presidency will assume Guatemala this Friday from the hands of Belize, seeks to make an appeal to "reinforce climate action in the region, strengthen the means of implementation and make financing mechanisms more flexible.
This message was transmitted in Poland to the participants and according to a statement from SICA sent to Efe it is "the first occasion in which the eight member countries" of this organism issue a joint statement in this summit emphasizing the "commitments made and the contributions nationally determined. "
Given the rapid increase in the temperature of the planet, the extreme effects of climate change severely affect the livelihoods of a large majority of the population in Central America and the Caribbean, which is why the countries highlighted the need to "stimulate the role of non-state actors to advance in climate action ".
This through the promotion of renewable energies and clean technologies in industry and transport in general, advancing to more sustainable production and consumption models that contribute to achieving the goals and indicators established in the Sustainable Development Goals (Agenda 2030) .
Several agencies estimate that the loss of crops due to floods and drought has left more than 3.5 million people in need of humanitarian assistance in Central America.
The Central American Integration System is made up of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Belize and the Dominican Republic.
Each country exercises the pro tempore presidency for six months and during the second half of this year it belonged to Belize, which will transfer it to Guatemala, according to the Government itself, this Friday.
