The head of the climate change department of NEPA, Rohullah Amin, said that the issues of climate change should not be politicized.
A senior official of the National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) said that they have not been invited to the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference which is due to be kicked off on Thursday in Dubai city of the UAE.
The head of the climate change department of NEPA, Rohullah Amin, said that the issues of climate change should not be politicized.
“We have had several meetings with the international partners through the Foreign Ministry and we paid attention, but unfortunately, the UNFCCC secretariat (UN Climate Change) due to political observations has not yet sent an invitation to Afghanistan,” he said.
Amin said that Afghanistan is one of the most affected countries to climate changes.
“The climate change does not belong to one particular country, it belongs to a vast area of the world, thus the Islamic Emirate should be invited,” said Zabiullah Mujahid, the Islamic Emirate’s spokesman.
Analysts said that if the issue of climate change and its effects are not addressed properly, it can cause serious damage to the citizens.
“The decreased economy and also the lowered capacity that we have to reduce the level of the climate change causes us to not be able to properly act regarding the climate changes,” said Sayed Mohammad Sulaiman Khail, analyst of environmental issues.
This comes as the International Crisis Group (ICG) has said in a report that there have been discussions about the presence of a delegation from Kabul to participate in the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28).
In this report, Afghanistan is mentioned as a country that is struggling with environmental challenges. The UN Climate Change Conference (COP 28) is scheduled to be held in the United Arab Emirates at the end of November.
Source : Tolo News
