Buhari Departs Aminu Kano Airport For Paris

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday departed the Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano for Paris to participate alongside over 50 world leaders in the One Planet Summit, Presidency says.

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At the summit being jointly organised by the United Nations, the World Bank Group, the French Government, as well as some NGOs, President Buhari alongside some world leaders will make presentations on: Scaling-up Finance for Climate Action; Greening Finance for Sustainable Business; Accelerating Local and Regional Climate Action; and Strengthening Policies for Ecological and Inclusive Transition.

The summit themed “Climate Change Financing” seeks “to support and accelerate our common efforts to fight climate change” by pulling finance from both the public and private sectors.

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“While recognising that all countries are affected by the effects of climate change under “One Planet” but some are more vulnerable, the summit seeks for tangible collective action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,’’ Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, said on Sunday.

President Buhari, who is expected back to the country on Thursday, will be accompanied by the governors of Adamawa, Kano and Ondo States, and the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Environment.

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