French President Emmanuel Macron is expected in the country next week for the fourth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-4).
Mr Ado Lõhmus, President Macron’s Special Envoy to UNEA, told a press conference in Nairobi on Monday that he will attend the opening of the high-level segment of the UNEA-4.
Delegates from across the world will gather in the city from March 11 to 15 to engage the highest-level decision-making body on matters environment.
“On the 14th, he will open the ‘One planet Summit’ (OPS) which will also be meeting here in Kenya alongside UNEA. The ‘One planet Summit’ is the French initiative to engage member states and global ministers to implement climate policies,” said Mr Lõhmus.
Co-chaired by Presidents Macron and Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta, the high-level session will gather heads of State and ministers already involved in OPS coalitions or heading national delegations to UNEA-4.
It will also involve representatives of the finance and the business sectors, local governments, civil society, and youth.
The session will tackle two main issues – promoting renewable energy and fostering resilience, adaptation and biodiversity.
