Juba, South Sudan
July 29, 2022 — South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has arrived at the Ugandan capital, Kampala to attend the regional Inter-Ministerial conference on Migration, Environment and Climate change.
The three- day Conference on Climate Change, facilitated by the International Organization for Immigration, concludes on Friday.
The event brings together high-level government representatives to develop an integrated approach to climate change induced migration, across the East and Horn of Africa.
South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit was accompanied by a delegation of five ministers including Presidential Affairs Minister Barnaba Marial, Cabinet Minister Dr. Martin Elia Lomoro and Foreign Minister Mayiik Ayii Deng.
Other ministers include the Minister of Interior Mahmoud Solomon Agok, and Minister of Environment and Forestry Hon. Josephine Napwon.
In a statement by his Press Secretary Ateny Wek Ateny, President Kiir will join regional leaders to discuss and adopt a unified position on the Nile water management.
“The regional leaders will also discuss and adopt one stand on Nile River dredging, which will be presented at the 27th UN Climate Change conference that will be held in Sharm-el-Sheik, Egypt, from 6 to 18 November 2022,” said Ateny.
President Kiir is also expected to hold meetings with President Yoweri Museveni to discuss the proposed roadmap that will pave way for transitional period.
The Inter-ministerial conference is held under the theme; “Enhancing corporation in relation to climate change-induced displacement and possible relocation.”
Conference participants will explore key dimensions of cooperation to minimize adverse effects and taking advantage of the opportunities of climate change-related mobility.
The conference, attended by 14 countries from across the horn of Africa, will conclude with a joint Declaration by States on enhancing regional cooperation in relation to climate change induced human migration.
