{"id":5242,"date":"2026-11-11T10:57:05","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T10:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/?p=5242"},"modified":"2026-11-11T10:57:05","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T10:57:05","slug":"prime-minister-represents-kagame-at-cop31-climate-summit-in-turkiye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/11\/prime-minister-represents-kagame-at-cop31-climate-summit-in-turkiye\/politics\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister Represents Kagame at COP31 Climate Summit in T\u00fcrkiye"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"616\" src=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/HWxyV9kXsAECwBx-768x616-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/HWxyV9kXsAECwBx-768x616-1.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/HWxyV9kXsAECwBx-768x616-1-300x241.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva is representing President Paul Kagame at the 31st United Nations climate change conference in Antalya, T\u00fcrkiye, as world leaders meet to discuss stronger measures against global warming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nsengiyumva arrived in the Turkish city ahead of the high-level segment of the conference, which brings together heads of state and government on Nov. 11-12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Prime Minister&#8217;s Office announced his arrival in a statement published on Nov. 10, confirming that he would attend the summit on behalf of Kagame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">COP31 opened on Nov. 9 and is scheduled to run until Nov. 20. The conference provides a platform for governments to review progress on climate commitments and negotiate further action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and strengthen resilience to climate impacts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"706\" src=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/615b1655-6782-416c-9849-be4d4f5ceee6.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/615b1655-6782-416c-9849-be4d4f5ceee6.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/615b1655-6782-416c-9849-be4d4f5ceee6-300x235.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/615b1655-6782-416c-9849-be4d4f5ceee6-767x602.jpeg 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rwanda is using the summit to push for increased and more accessible climate financing, particularly funding to help developing countries adapt to the effects of climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ministry of Environment says the country will advocate for a clear roadmap to deliver the annual $300 billion climate finance goal agreed at COP29, with greater support directed towards adaptation in vulnerable countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other priorities include strengthening carbon markets, addressing climate-related loss and damage, improving access to climate technology and supporting a fair transition to cleaner energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rwanda will also promote investment in renewable energy, climate-smart agriculture, electric mobility, sustainable cities and nature-based solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The country is further seeking universal ratification and faster implementation of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, which aims to phase down hydrofluorocarbons, powerful greenhouse gases widely used in refrigeration and air conditioning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The discussions come as countries face pressure to translate international climate commitments into practical action, particularly in developing economies that require financial and technical assistance to strengthen their response to climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva is representing President Paul Kagame at the 31st United Nations climate change conference in Antalya, T\u00fcrkiye, as world leaders meet to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5243,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,53,41,36,5,40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current_affairs","category-featured-stories","category-hot_topics","category-international","category-politics","category-top_stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5242","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5242"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5242\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5245,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5242\/revisions\/5245"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}