Ministers representing the world’s 46 least developed countries (LDCs) have come together to issue a powerful joint declaration, known as the Dakar Declaration on Climate Change 2023. This declaration outlines their collective expectations and priorities for the upcoming 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The COP28 is scheduled to be held from November 30, 2023, to December 12, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

The Dakar Declaration stands as a call for immediate and resolute action on several critical fronts:

Key points from the declaration:

1. Urgent Global Emissions Reductions:

2. Increased Climate Finance:

3. Operationalizing the Loss and Damage Fund:

4. Ambitious Global Stocktake:

5. Responsibility and Historical Emissions:

6. Alignment with 1.5°C Goal:

7. UNFCCC Centralized Carbon Market Mechanism:

8. Limiting Warming to 1.5°C:

9. Accelerating Climate Action: