China applauded for South-South cooperation efforts on climate change
- By Li Xiaohua
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Xie Zhenhua, China's special representative on climate change, speaks at the High-level Forum on South-South Cooperation on Climate Change held at the China Pavilion in Bonn, Germany, on Nov. 15. [Photo by Li Xiaohua / China.org.cn] |
China's committed efforts to promote South-South cooperation on climate change have been praised during the ongoing U.N. Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany.
China has been an active advocate and practitioner in regard to South-South cooperation on climate change by assisting other developing nations in their efforts to cope, said Xie Zhenhua, China's special representative on climate change, speaking during a High-level Forum on South-South Cooperation on Climate Change held at the China Pavilion on Nov. 15.
The forum aims to provide a platform for developing nations to share experiences and explore cooperative opportunities on climate change.
According to Xie, China has signed some 32 Memoranda of Understanding on donating materials to 28 developing countries to help them address climate change since 2011. A total of US$100 million has been allocated for such efforts.
China has donated over 1.2 million energy-saving and solar powered bulbs, more than 10,000 street lamps, over 20,000 sets of energy-saving air-conditioners, more than 13,000 sets of equipment for solar power generation, over 10,000 clean cooking stoves to other developing countries.
Besides, it has donated satellite-monitoring equipment to help developing nations raise their ability to forecast extreme weather, and has trained over 1,000 officials and professionals on climate change from more than 120 countries across the globe since 2011.
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COP 23 President and Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at the High-level Forum on South-South Cooperation on Climate Change held at the China Pavilion in Bonn, Germany, on Nov. 15. [Photo by Li Xiaohua / China.org.cn] |
"China's ability to innovate and deliver affordable reusable energy has had a beneficial impact on the world," said Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, president of the 23rd annual Conference of Parties (COP 23) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), while attending the forum.
"Let me thank China for its leadership [in combating climate change], we need this collaborative efforts which truly helps us move on further, faster and together," said Martin Frick, senior director for policy and program coordination of the UNFCCC, representing Patricia Espinosa, its executive secretary.
"Ms. Espinosa asked me to make this point very clear, that developed countries need to provide adequate support for developing countries [to tackle climate change]," Frick added.
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