President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo left Ghana on Saturday, September 3rd, to attend the African Adaptation Summit, which will take place on Monday, September 5th, 2022, at the GCA Headquarters in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
This was at the invitation of Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations eighth Secretary-General and Chair of the Board of the Global Centre for Adaption (GCA).
The Summit is expected to generate additional funding and support for the region’s flagship Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP).
The program is bringing the Africa Adaptation Initiative’s vision to life by mobilizing $25 billion in investments for climate adaptation in food security, resilient infrastructure, adaptation jobs, and climate finance by 2025.
At the invitation of the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, His Excellency Mark Tutte, President Akufo-Addo will pay a working visit to the Netherlands from September 6th to 7th, where he will hold bilateral discussions with his Dutch counterpart, among other things, to strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries.
The President will also attend a High-Level event commemorating the 3rd International Day to Protect Education from Attack.
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The conference will take place in Paris, France.
The President was accompanied by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey; the Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Kwaku Afriyie, MP for Sefwi Wiawso; and by officials of the Presidency and Foreign Ministry.
President Akufo-Addo will return to Ghana on Saturday, September 10, 2022, and in his absence, the Vice President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, will act in his stead in accordance with Article 60(8) of the Constitution.
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