His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has addressed the 26th Conference of Parties, COP26, of the UN Framework Conventions on Climate Change, UNFCCC, promised a climate-resilient future and made a case for Sierra Leone’s ecosystems, one of the most diverse in the world.
“Inland wetlands and forests across 4 main relief regions, about 15,000 plant species, the most diverse fish stocks along the west coast of Africa, and 761 species of mammals and birds,” he said, but warned that the country was highly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change.
“… rapid biodiversity and tree cover loss, and the attendant threats to human habitat, health, food, and water security. As a consequence, other fallouts like poverty, gender disparities, and youth unemployment are intensifying especially in the COVID-19 era.
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