Peru's President takes part in establishment of Climate Change Commission

Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra leads a new Council of Ministers session. Photo: ANDINA/Presidency of the Republic

10:13 | Lima, Sep. 23.

Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra on Wednesday morning participated in the establishment of the High-Level Commission on Climate Change.

The event took place as part of a new session of the Council of Ministers held at the Lima-based Government Palace.

The High-Level Commission on Climate Change is the body in charge of implementing climate change mitigation and adaptation actions towards 2050.

In addition, it shall submit a technical report —on the assessed contributions nationwide— to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change every five years.

El presidente @MartinVizcarraC lideró una sesión más del Consejo de Ministros, donde se realizó la instalación de la Comisión de Alto Nivel de Cambio Climático, grupo encargado de implementar acciones de mitigación y adaptación al cambio climático de cara al año 2050. pic.twitter.com/rQK4TM4EDz
— Presidencia Perú (@presidenciaperu) September 23, 2020

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Published: 9/23/2020

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