- President Akufo-Addo highlighted how climate change acts as a major driver of poverty and hunger
- President Akufo-Addo reaffirmed Ghana's commitment to fight against climate change
- He stressed the urgent need for innovative and decisive actions
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged African leaders to intensify efforts in addressing the critical issue of climate change and its profound impacts, particularly on the African continent.
In his role as Co-Chair of the UN Eminent Group of Advocates on Climate Change, President Akufo-Addo emphasized the devastating effects of climate change on global populations, highlighting its role as a major driver of poverty and hunger, exacerbating existing challenges faced by many communities across Africa.
President Akufo-Addo reaffirmed Ghana’s commitment to playing a pivotal role in the global fight against climate change, stressing the urgent need for innovative and decisive actions to confront the challenges posed by climate change.
He underscored the necessity for ambitious goals and unwavering determination to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), while fully utilizing available resources.
President Akufo-Addo emphasized that incremental progress is insufficient to tackle the magnitude of the crisis, urging a concerted effort to push boundaries and drive transformative change.
“These challenges highlight the imperative for urgent, decisive, and innovative actions. The urgency to scale up and accelerate actions cannot be overstated. We must be bold in our ambitions and unite with unwavering determination to scale up actions on the SDGs whilst fully leveraging these enablers.
“We cannot settle for incremental gains. We must intensify efforts and push the boundaries to bring about the transformative change needed urgently to eradicate persistent poverty and safeguard our planet.”
