Dropping his earlier plan, we hope, he will really hear and understand the severity and urgency of addressing climate change”. Although Parties are frantically trying to prepare the road-map for the agreement in COP22, experts stressed the need to do ‘some manoeuvring’ to get as much done as possible in COP22, before Trump takes over. Moreover, developed countries are reluctant to include the Adaptation Fund (AF) in the Paris Agreement, as the AF Board has more members from the developing countries. King of Morocco Mohammed VI highlighted COP 22 as a ‘decisive turning point’ in regard of implementation of the Paris Agreement. “We believe that recalling the UNSG’s advice to ‘act with courage, tenacity and wisdom’ in COP22, the Parties would able to prepare the realistic and credible Roadmap of the Paris Agreement which is required to keep the planet safe, especially for the most vulnerable people,” he added.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 16, 2016 14:24 UTC