The Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning informs that the Government of the Republic of Macedonia upon proposal of the MOEPP, on its session held on July 25th 2017, adopted the Information about the ratification of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
The Government of the Republic of Macedonia tasked the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning to submit the text of the Agreement to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in order to implement the procedure for ratification of the Paris Agreement in the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia.
This, confirms the commitment of the Government to join the global efforts for addressing climate change by implementing activities for reducing the GHG emissions in order to limit the rise of global temperature to maximum 2 ͦ С by the end of the century and to ensure low carbon growth and development.
Besides this, with the ratification of this Agreement new possibilities will be opened for using international assistance in order to support the adaptation process of the sectors most vulnerableto climate change (water resources, agriculture, forests, biodiversity, cultural heritage, tourism) etc.
An added value is the importance of this Agreement for the European Union, which is a leader globally in the fight against climate change, but also its value as a tool that will assist the state in responding to future obligations arising from the Energy Community in relation to climate.