Botswana: Boko to Advance Climate Efforts At COP31

Gaborone - President Advocate Duma Boko is expected to deliver a national statement at the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) Leaders' Summit where he will highlight Botswana's efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

According to a press release from Botswana Government Communication and Information Systems (BGCIS), President Boko will participate in the Leaders' Summit of the COP31 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Antalya, Turkiye from November 10 to 15.

The release states that COP31 will bring together global leaders, representatives of the private sector and civil society, climate scientists, indigenous people and youth to deliberate on ways to strengthen global climate action by addressing priority areas such as mitigation and adaptation, climate finance, technology transfer, capacity building and loss and damage associated with climate change. "Botswana's participation in COP31 will provide an opportunity for the country to contribute to shaping international climate policy," it says.