The official said the Samoa meeting served to review specifi c issues of concern to the islands, some of which are in danger of disappearing from the world map because of the negative effects of climate change
The deputy Executive Director of the latest UN body to set up office in Samoa, U.N.E.P, has called for strengthened international alliances to protect the environment and help the most vulnerable countries to be prepared for natural disasters.
Ibrahim Thiaw made the call during a visit to Cuba. The senior official of the United Nations Environment Program (U.N.E.P) stressed the need to extend the exchange of information on weather phenomena and implement efficient mechanisms to mitigate the negative impact of those events.
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The recent Third Conference on Small Island Developing States, held in Samoa, early September, reminded us that this is a challenge for the international community, said Thiaw in an interview with Prensa Latina.
“We live in one planet and we have to be conscious on the fact that it is our responsibility to the current generation, not the future generation. It is our responsibility to tackle these issues and to stop them,” he added.
The official said the Samoa meeting served to review specific issues of concern to the islands, some of which are in danger of disappearing from the world map because of the negative effects of climate change.
In that regard, he mentioned the treatment of waste, land degradation, desertification, access to potable water, sea level rise and tropical cyclones as some major problems facing those territories.
These are specific issues that require response and all possible support, but these small islands should also increase cooperation and implement their own strategies to address that problem, he said.
According to the official, the information received during his visit to the Staff of the Civil Defense, the Institute of Meteorology and Environmental Agency, in Havana, Cuba shows extensive experience in disaster preparedness, which could be shared with other states.
In this regard he suggested Cuba to join U.N.E.P LIVE, a platform designed to share information and gather data on disaster preparedness.
During his two-day visit the executive exchanged with experts in the fight against desertification, drought and visited sites of sustainable land management in the western province of Pinar del Río.
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