Countries gather in Nairobi and Doha to confront environmental and development crises
The assembly is expected to shape solutions to challenges ranging from melting glaciers to rising seaweed blooms and the environmental footprint of emerging technologies.
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00:00Delegates from more than 170 countries are meeting in Nairobi, Kenya for the 7th session of the United Nations Environment Assembly at a time when climate change, biodiversity loss, land degradation and pollution are converging into what experts warn is a global emergency.
00:20If we invest in a stable climate, if we invest in a healthy nature, if we invest in good and fertile lands, if we invest in a future, in a pollution-free future, then the world can enjoy significant economic gains, avoid millions of premature deaths, lift hundreds of millions of people out of poverty and hunger, deliver greater equity and climate justice and so much more.
00:47The executive director stressed that no country can tackle the crisis alone and called for cooperation across borders and sectors to secure a healthy, pollution-free future.
00:58Across our continent, from failed harvests to destructive floods, from intensifying storms to conflict worsened by resource scarcity, Africans are paying the price for a crisis they did not create.
01:13Our task is to ensure that every investment in industry, in infrastructure, and technology reinforces resilience, protects nature, and creates opportunities for people.
01:31Excellencies, environmental action and economic transformation must move together.
01:39We can decouple growth from emissions and pollution, creating new jobs, industries, and markets.
01:49But this transformation must be fair, accessible, and also affordable.
01:57The 7th Assembly, running from the 8th to 12th December, aims to deliver real solutions to real-world problems.
02:06The 7th Assembly, running from the 8th to 12th December, aims to deliver real-world problems.
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