Libya’s Tripoli based Minister of Environment, Mohamed Sidi Ibrahim, presented yesterday Libya’s National Documents concerning climate change mitigation and adaptation during Libya’s participation in the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, held in Antalia, Turkey from November 9 to 20.
The presentation took place in the presence of the Minister of Oil and Gas, Khalifa Abdel-Sadig, and the Minister of Water Resources, Hosni Owaidan, alongside various UN and international officials.
The documents included the First National Communication, the National Adaptation Plan, and the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) document—all prepared by the Ministry of Environment in collaboration with national stakeholders, with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).
The Minister of Environment emphasized the necessity of transitioning from the development of plans and strategies to the implementation of practical projects to address the impacts of climate change. He further underscored the importance of coordinating efforts among state institutions and strengthening international cooperation to protect natural and water resources, as well as to mitigate the climate-related repercussions in Libya.