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Another accolade: Ruto Bags statesman of the year award in US

Another accolade: Ruto Bags statesman of the year award in US
Another accolade: Ruto Bags statesman of the year award in US

President William Ruto has been honoured with the 2024 Presidential Green Industrialisation Investment Statesman of the Year Award.

In a statement on Wednesday, September 25, State House spokesperson Hussein Mohamed disclosed that the president was feted in recognition of his efforts towards climate action.

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President Ruto received the award during the extraordinary session of the Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC) in New York, USA.

In his address during the session, the president emphasized that Africa’s climate-positive growth strategy was not merely a framework but a blueprint for the continent’s economic growth and development.

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He highlighted the escalating climate impacts across Africa and urged for resilient and sustainable interventions to address the challenges.

“This is particularly urgent asย climate impacts are intensifying across the continent, withย Southern Africa facing devastating droughts while the Sahel andย West Africa are grappling with floods that have displacedย hundreds of thousands. North Africa is battling with heat wavesย ย and desertification, demonstrating the immediate need forย resilient, sustainable interventions,” President Ruto remarked.

At the same time, he stated that Africaโ€™s energy systems require significant investment to tackleย pervasive energy poverty and meet the demands of growingย population.

“Last year, global investment in the energy transition reached aย record USD 1.8 trillion, a 17% increase from 2022. However,ย Africa attracted less than 3% of this spending, accounting forย only 0.6%โ€” that is 2.7 Gigawatts of the 473 Gigawatts of new globalย renewable energy capacity in 2023. This stark disparity must beย addressed,” he explained.

The CAHOSCC session resolved to advocate for a strong, unified stance calling for fair and effective climate financing that matches the urgency and magnitude of the climate crisis.

Read theย Original articleย onย  https://www.nairobileo.co.ke

 

Another accolade: Ruto Bags statesman of the year award in US

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