President William Ruto is on Saturday scheduled to participate in the ongoing summit of the Three Basins, Biodiversity Ecosystems, and Tropical Forests (S3B EBFT) in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, alongside fellow Heads of State.
Emmanuel Talam, the Press Secretary at the Presidential Communication Service , confirmed to Capital News that President Ruto departed the country on Friday evening to be part of the conference.37 countries are participating in the Summit which is centered on three primary objectives: safeguarding and rejuvenating tropical forests, advancing sustainable development, and reinforcing international collaboration on climate change.
The gathering has convened a significant number of participants primarily hailing from the Amazon, Congo, and Borneo-Mekong basins, regions that collectively oversee more than 80 percent of the world's tropical forests.There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later. President Ruto is the current Climate Change Ambassador for Africa having been appointed to the position in January 2023 by the African Union .
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