STORY: African nations resolve to push for climate justice
DATELINE: Sept. 7, 2023
LENGTH: 00:02:16
LOCATION: Nairobi
CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/POLITICS

SHOTLIST: 
1. Various of the closing ceremony of the summit
2. SOUNDBITE (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenyan President
3. Various of the closing ceremony of the summit

STORYLINE:

African countries ended a three-day summit in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, on Wednesday by adopting a Nairobi Declaration.

The declaration outlines the continent's climate agenda, which includes the push for climate justice and the new models of climate financing.

Kenyan President William Ruto said the declaration will make the basis for Africa's negotiations at the UN Climate Ambition Summit in September in New York and at COP28 in November in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

SOUNDBITE (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenyan President
"We have successfully demonstrated that African solutions are not just appropriate for African problems. They are necessary for global wellbeing. Our Agenda 2063 is an agenda for the benefit of all humankind, and the Africa we want aligns with the planet we need."

Ruto noted that the declaration defines and amplifies Africa's position on the way forward in climate action, and the fundamentals that the international community must undertake to ensure that humanity's economic and ecological imperatives are sustainably achieved.

Ruto observed that the leaders were leaving Nairobi satisfied that "it is a job well done, proud of the progress we have made and eager to embark on the next phase of transformation everywhere on our continent."
   
He said Africa has emerged from the summit a winner, with a transformative partnership that will see the investment of 60 million U.S. dollars over two years in expanding grid access in rural Burundi and a 4.5 billion dollars commitment to boost renewable energy.
   
Moussa Faki Mahamat, the chairperson of the African Union Commission, said he will push to make climate change Africa's theme of 2025/2026, be institutionalized and the summit be held every two years.
   
He added that with the Nairobi spirit, Africa will in no way lose momentum to push for climate justice, concrete climate action, and the need for adaptation and transition.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nairobi.
(XHTV)