Luanda - The minister of Environment, Ana Paula de Carvalho, said Friday that Angola needs funding to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 50 percent as a way of contributing to the nation's social and economic well-being.
According to the official, Angola has a national strategy for climate change that foresees a 35% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2035, which may reach 50%, if there is enough funding to implement the projects.
Ana Paula de Carvalho said this on the sidelines of the first meeting of the inclusive forum on carbon mitigation held in Paris, France, which is attended by about 500 senior government officials representing 100 countries and jurisdictions from around the world.
On that occasion, the minister announced the launch of a national programme in the next few days, which will have as its priority, in its initial phase, the provinces of Luanda, Huila, Huambo, Cabinda and Namibe as they produce most waste in the country.
She said that currently Namibe already had a cell prepared for the treatment and extraction of water, lacking only the recovery points for waste that do not spill liquids, such as plastic, glass, paper and aluminium that can be disposed of separately and be recycled.
The forum is an initiative of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), designed to help improve the overall impact of reduction and emission efforts around the world through data and information sharing and evidence-based mutual learning and inclusive multi-stakeholder dialogue.
