The Paris Agreement, signed by 197 countries in 2015, represents a historic global effort to combat climate change by limiting global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Article 6 of the agreement is the cornerstone for international cooperation, fostering global Carbon Market mechanisms that enable countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while fostering low carbon development.
In attendance were delegates from; MGEE, the German Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Change, the German Embassy in Zambia, GGGI, GIZ as well as Climate Change focal points from Kenya, Senegal and Zambia.