Africa on Tuesday expressed doubt over the capacity of developed nations to keep their financial commitments made during last years Copenhagen summit to help poor countries deal with climate change.”It;s primordial to know whether the financial pledges will be kept. Doubts have been expressed and we have indications that these doubts are justified,” Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi told the opening of an African Union meeting in Addis Ababa.Meles said that at the next climate summit in Cancun, Mexico, in December, “we need to refine our strategies in concentrating especially on the implementation of the financial commitments of Copenhagen.”The Ethiopian leader is the chief negotiator appointed by the 53 member states of the African Union for all issues relating to climate change. Africa has decided that it wants a single voice to represent it during international meetings.
via AFP: Africa skeptical over funds to combat global warming.
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