During the handover ceremony of the Pro Tempore Chair of the Independent Association of Latin America and the Caribbean (AILAC) from Costa Rica to Guatemala, both nations emphasized the importance of regional cooperation to combat climate change and promote sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean.
AILAC consists of Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay and Peru.
Costa Rican Minister of Foreign Affairs Arnoldo André emphasized that during the period as AILAC’s Tempore presidency, this country has played a prominent role in defending the negotiating lines that constitute the policies and actions to address climate change and promote sustainability in the region .
Our leadership has promoted emission reduction initiatives and strengthened cooperative ties between member countries, Minister André stressed.
At the same time, Guatemalan Foreign Minister Mario Búcaro stated that his country is now taking the lead of AILAC with a commitment to build on the achievements made and continue to advance an ambitious agenda on climate change and sustainability.
As part of the official ceremony, the report of the Costa Rican PPT was handed over.
This handover marks a pivotal moment in strengthening regional cooperation and consolidating a shared agenda to address climate change challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The association was established as a formal negotiating group under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in December 2012 during the Conference of the Parties in Doha, Qatar.
Since then, the mission of this group of negotiators from eight countries has been to develop coordinated, ambitious and progressive positions that contribute positively to the balance in the multilateral negotiations on climate change, while promoting a coherent vision with sustainable and responsible development in terms of the environment and the Environment take future generations into account.
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