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In a statement to APS, the representative of the president of the Republic, M. Abdelmadjid Tebboune, to the meeting of the Heads of State and Government Committee on Climate Change (CAHOSCC), as part of the 38th ordinary session of the African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa, the minister said that Algeria was is pinning great hopes on this summit, which is of paramount importance.

Djilali "stressed Algeria's pledge to fight the harmful effects of climate change, which reflects the country's efforts to shift to new and renewable energy, within the framework of the economic revival plan to achieve green growth, through the use of innovative and digital techniques."

The summit is being held in "critical climate context" marked by geopolitical and economic conflicts with unpredictable consequences for Africa, mainly the risks of drought, desertification, flooding and forest fires, resulting in displacements, migrations and food crises, she added.

The minister mentioned the last analysis of the UN framework convention on climate change, according to which developing countries need considerable and accessible funding to meet the challenges facing the African climate response.

The minister said Algeria, as part of the national strategy on the fight against climate change," mobilized national capacities to fulfil its commitment, by virtue of the Paris Agreement, to reduce by seven percent greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 through its own capacities and resources, with an objective that may reach 22% in case of foreign support."

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