Lebanon’s recovery must be green, says environment minister ahead of Cop26 – The National

Lebanon’s recovery must be green, says environment minister ahead of Cop26 – The National

Action on climate change must be at the heart of Lebanon’s recovery from financial crisis, the country’s environment minister said on Tuesday.

“Climate change will continue to accelerate some of the shocks we are seeing in the country,” Nasser Yassin told an online UN panel.

He said that environmental protection had to be the essence of Lebanon’s recovery plan.