The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its sincere gratitude to 11 allies for speaking out on behalf of Taiwan and its meaningful involvement in the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change and international climate governance mechanisms Dec. 10 in Taipei City.
With the 28th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC underway Nov. 30-Dec. 12 in Dubai, Taiwan’s allies backed the country during the Dec. 9 high level segment of the event, according to the MOFA. The speakers included Orlando Habet, Belize’s minister of sustainable development, climate change and disaster risk management; Marco Vinicio Ochoa Galindo, Guatemala’s vice minister of natural resources and climate change; James Cadet, Haiti’s minister of environment; Reagan Moses, Nauru’s secretary for climate change and national resilience; and John Silk, the Marshall Islands’ minister of natural resources and commerce.
Cadet praised the dedication and sense of mission displayed by the people of Taiwan in responding to climate change while Moses expressed appreciation for the country’s launch of a just transition fund to assist its Pacific Island allies. Ochoa Galindo said that Taiwan has contributed to Guatemala’s efforts to strengthen its adaptation to climate change through international cooperative projects; for that reason, his country also recommended Taiwan’s admittance to the UNFCCC.
The ministry added that during the World Climate Action Summit Dec. 1 and 2, leaders of Eswatini, Paraguay, Palau, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and Tuvalu also spoke for Taiwan. The MOFA vowed that Taiwan would continue its cooperation with like-minded partners and make positive contributions to global climate change, and concluded by calling on members of the international society to promote Taiwan’s meaningful engagement in the UNFCCC. (POC-E)
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