Over the past two months, two critical global events took place namely the 28th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) which took place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 30 November to 12 December, 2023, and the 16th Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) which took place in Berlin, Germany on 17-20 January, 2024. I was fortunate to have participated in both, representing the East Africa Legislative Assembly (EALA).
At COP28, I leveraged mostly on the parliamentary events especially those held at the Parliamentary Pavilion to make the point that parliaments have a key role to play in driving climate action and further emphasized the need for the global north to be faithful to their financial commitments to the global south.
