Commissioner Hoekstra in Kenya for international climate talks with national representatives and civil society ahead of COP28

Today (6 November) and tomorrow (7 November), Climate Action Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra (pictured) is visiting Kenya to continue preparations for the COP28 UN Climate Change Conference (30 November – 12 December). Kenya is a key partner in the African continent for building momentum towards a successful COP28 outcome. Following this visit, the Commissioner will be travelling onwards to Zambia later this week.

Today, in Kenya, Commissioner Hoekstra will meet bilaterally with President William Ruto, and later in the day with the Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry, Soipan Tuya; and then, with the Minister of Finance and Cabinet Secretary, National Treasury and Economic Planning, Njuguna Ndung’u. During the day, he will also meet with key representatives of civil society and the policy community.

Tomorrow, the Commissioner will visit an EU-funded project supporting regional capacity to monitor, analyse, and communicate weather patterns in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) region in Eastern Africa, with the support of the World Meteorological Organisation. He will also deliver a speech to students at the University of Nairobi, outlining the EU’s priorities for advancement of the global climate action agenda.