China's South-South cooperation on climate change has been highly praised by the international community

China News Service, Beijing, October 21 (Reporter Ruan Yulin) "China's South-South cooperation on climate change has been highly praised by the international community and widely welcomed by developing countries." Li Gao, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, said on the 21st that for many years, China has actively helped other developing countries to improve their ability to cope with climate change to the best of its ability through South-South cooperation on climate change, fully demonstrating the responsibility of a responsible big country.

The State Council Information Office held a press conference that day. Li Gao said at the meeting that so far, China has signed 60 memorandums of understanding on South-South cooperation in addressing climate change with 46 developing countries. We have also launched flagship projects such as the construction of low-carbon demonstration zones, the "African Light Belt", "Early Warning" and "Clean Stoves". We have also donated various green and low-carbon products and equipment to developing countries, implemented more than 300 capacity-building projects, and trained more than 10,000 officials and technicians in the field of climate change for more than 120 developing countries.

In 2020, China assisted Ethiopia with the country's first climate and meteorological monitoring microsatellite and systematically trained the country's technical personnel. For the first time, the Ethiopian people saw their urban layout, water body changes, fire distribution and other aspects from the country's satellite images. In this regard, the Prime Minister of Ethiopia said that "with the help of China, Ethiopia has opened a historic moment in the development of space science and technology."

In 2023, China launched the "African Light Belt" flagship project, which has helped five African countries solve the problem of electric lighting for nearly 20,000 households in three years. Li Gao said that by 2027, this flagship project is expected to benefit 50,000 African households. The recipient villagers in Togo once expressed their gratitude to us, saying that "the solar energy provided by China allows children to continue studying and adults to work at night, and the safety of the community is also more guaranteed."

Li Gao said that in the next step, based on the actual needs of other developing countries, we will further innovate the form of cooperation, enrich the content of cooperation, and study joint projects with international organizations, financial institutions, scientific research institutes, enterprises and other partners. China will also launch international initiatives related to capacity building for South-South cooperation on climate change. (over)