The Environment Protection Agency (EPA) and the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change are attending the Sixth Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) in Nairobi, Kenya. To address urgent environmental challenges, world leaders, civil society organisations, the scientific community, and the private sector come together for this high-level meeting.
The subject of the UNEA-6 this year is “Effective, inclusive, and sustainable multilateral actions to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution.”The Assembly, the highest decision-making body in environmental matters, has several important responsibilities, including setting the global environmental agenda, creating policy guidelines, and defining responses to new environmental issues.
Member states and other interested parties will discuss how to move the Decade of Action forward during the Assembly, with an emphasis on the links between pollution, biodiversity loss, and climate change. Resolutions proposed by member states will guide UNEP’s efforts to find solutions to these problems and form partnerships to achieve environmental goals.
The Executive Chairman of the EPA, Dr Abu-Bakar Massaquoi, the High Commissioner to Kenya, HE Isatu Aminata Bundu, and the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Jiwoh Abdulai, will hold discussions off-site with key UNEP representatives to discuss potential collaborations for upcoming environmental projects. Additionally, Dr. Massaquoi will discuss the EPA’s transformation plan, emphasising the organization’s dedication to coordinating with the UNEP’s changing priorities.
The Ministry of Environment and EPA’s participation in UNEA-6 demonstrates Sierra Leone’s commitment to influencing international environmental laws and supporting group initiatives to combat pollution, climate change, and biodiversity loss. Sierra Leone wants to be proactive in creating a resilient and sustainable future for everybody, and part of that effort is exchanging best practices and cooperating with foreign partners.
