Media Statement
Media Statement 07 June 2021 PRESIDENT TO ADDRESS THE COMMITTEE OF AFRICAN HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT ON CLIMATE CHANGE President Cyril Ramaphosa will tomorrow, 8 June 2021, address and chair the virtual meeting of the Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC). The President will chair the meeting in his capacity as the Coordinator of this continental structure. The Committee was established in 2009 by the AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government to spearhead an African Common Position on Climate Change and ensure that Africa speaks with one voice in global climate change negotiations. The Committee’s deliberations this week form part of preparations for COP26, the 26th United Nations Climate Change conference, which will be held in the United Kingdom in November 2021. The meeting will deliberate on the African Green Stimulus Programme and the current status of the international climate negotiations in light of the COV...