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The East African Legislative Assembly (Eala) has agreed to form a regional parliamentary forum on Climate Change aimed at mitigating the effects of climate change.
The decision was reached during a two-day policy dialogue on climate change and gender in Bujumbura, Burundi. The dialogue sought to identify the role of parliamentarians in the implementation of gender sensitive climate change policies.
"We want the forum to provide leadership for a regional framework on climate change," said MP Abubakar Zein (Kenya). MPs pledged to contribute toward the EAC Climate Change Fund (CCF) established by the Council of Ministers in 2010.
Zein said it was critical for partner states to contribute toward the Fund.
"It is not good to have a Fund that we have not contributed to. We should reduce dependence on development partners," he said.
The dialogue attracted...