President Ramkalawan delivers National statement at Conference of the Parties (COP27) in Egypt

President Ramkalawan delivers National statement at Conference of the Parties (COP27) in Egypt

The President of the Republic, Mr Wavel Ramkalawan, is currently leading the Seychelles delegation at the World Leaders Summit taking place during the 27th Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Egypt.

President Ramkalawan joined over 100 Heads of State and Government present for the official opening ceremony. Commitments and plans for concrete climate action resonated during the World Leaders National Statement segment.

As the fourth Head of State to address the summit, President Ramkalawan began his statement by expressing Seychelles’ support and solidarity with all nations that have experienced the terrible effects or have been severely affected by climate change.

In stating the claim that this COP27 is echoing the resounding theme of nations coming ‘Together for Implementation’ for global action, President Ramkalawan reminded the world of the numerous conferences and previous un-actioned commitments made and hoped that after COP27 strong and urgent actions are taken to address the issues of Climate change.

“Is COP a counting game(26, 27, 28…) or a real countdown to saving our planet? I pray that we leave Sharm el-Sheikh, the city of peace, with a real peace pact with our planet and with good decisions and pledges that will be