A member of the Catholic Youth Organisation (CYO) Ghana, Antonio Yayrator Korkuvi is representing the Afroconference on behalf of the International Federation of Catholic Parochial Youth Movements (FIMCAP) at the 28th annual United Nations (UN) climate meeting (COP28) in Dubai.
CYO Ghana is a member organization of the Afroconference, the African group of the International Federation of Catholic Parochial Youth Movements (FIMCAP) which brings together 33 member organizations in 29 countries.
Antonio Yayrator Korkuvi is a dedicated and purpose-driven professional with a profound commitment to addressing climate change within the realm of the blue economy.
He is a member of the Catholic Youth Organisation in Ghana and is proud to be a climate advocate, reflecting his passion for sustainable management of marine resources and environmental stewardship.
He is also a member of the Catholic Youth Network for Environmental Sustainability Africa (CYNESA).
About COP28
World leaders are meeting to discuss tackling climate change at a big UN summit in Dubai.
It follows a year of extreme weather events in which many climate records have been broken.
COP28 is the 28th annual United Nations (UN) climate meeting where governments discuss how to limit and prepare for future climate change.
The summit which is being held in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), started from 30 November and is expected to end on December 12 2023.
COP stands for “Conference of the Parties”, where the “parties” are the countries that signed up to the original UN climate agreement in 1992.
It is hoped COP28 will help keep alive the goal of limiting long-term global temperature rises to 1.5C. This was agreed by nearly 200 countries in Paris in 2015.
The 1.5C target is crucial to avoid the most damaging impacts of climate change, according to the UN’s climate body, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Long-term warming currently stands at about 1.1C or 1.2C compared with pre-industrial times – the period before humans started burning fossil fuels at scale.
However, recent estimates suggest the world is currently on track for about 2.4C to 2.7C of warming by 2100, although the exact numbers are uncertain.
As a result, the window for keeping the 1.5C limit in reach is “rapidly narrowing”, the UN says.
As well as progress towards the existing Paris goals, COP28 will concentrate on:
- fast-tracking the move to clean energy sources, to “slash” greenhouse gas emissions before 2030
- delivering money for climate action from richer to poorer countries, and working on a new deal for developing nations
- focusing on nature and people
- making COP28 the “most inclusive” ever
There will also be themed days on issues including health, finance, food and nature.
