Keynote address by Mr. Meles Zenawi: prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia 03 September 2009

Abstract

Keynote address by Mr. Meles Zenawi Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. Mr. Meles, on his remarks highlighted that, For the first time in its history, Africa will field a single negotiating team empowered to negotiate on behalf of all the member states of the African Union. Africa's specific expectations from the climate change negotiations, we need to highlight what is often taken for granted and is thus often missed. Africa is a green field for investment because it is the least developed region in the world. By partnering with us on green development, the developed world could create a more robust market and overall environment for the mitigation efforts that it alone must shoulder. Africa's effective participation in the upcoming negotiations is thus bound to contribute to a more progressive and environmentally friendly out come than would otherwise have been the case.