ANTALYA, Türkiye, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Han Zheng said on Wednesday that countries of the Global South are bound by a shared future, and only through solidarity and cooperation can they achieve green development.
Han made the remarks while attending the High-level Forum on South-South Cooperation on Climate Change in Antalya, Türkiye.
In his speech, the Chinese vice president said that climate change concerns the common future of humanity and requires the joint efforts of all countries to address it.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that as a member of the Global South, China will vigorously deepen South-South cooperation and continue to provide help for fellow developing countries to the best of its capability, Han stressed.
Han put forward three proposals. First, the Global South should join hands to advance green development and work together to protect our planet.
Firmly committed to a green development path that prioritizes ecological conservation, China has built the world's largest clean power generation system and the most complete new energy industrial chain, said Han, adding that China stands ready to deepen cooperation with countries of the Global South in areas such as clean energy, green transportation, and low-carbon industries.
Through its flagship South-South cooperation projects on climate change, China plans to provide lighting solutions over the next five years for 50,000 African households without electricity and establish 100 clean-stove demonstration villages for partners in the Global South, he said.
Furthermore, the Global South should urge developed nations to earnestly fulfill their commitments, while pooling efforts, fostering mutual support, and strengthening self-reliance, he noted, adding that the Global South should also strive to improve people's livelihoods during the green and low-carbon transition, and work together to promote harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature.
Second, the Global South should work together to strengthen climate resilience and build a robust disaster prevention and mitigation network.
China has been actively providing early warning equipment to countries of the Global South and has launched the intelligent meteorological early warning solution "MAZU," offering more than 200 cloud-based early warning service products to over 50 countries, Han said.
He noted that the Global South should strengthen cooperation in climate risk assessment, joint capacity-building for early warning and disaster mitigation, and meteorological artificial intelligence technologies, so as to jointly enhance their ability to prevent and respond to extreme climate disasters.
Third, the Global South should work together to strengthen capacity building and lay a solid foundation for long-term climate action.
China will launch the "China South-South school on climate change" capacity-building system and work with the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and various partners to jointly implement the "Global South climate action leadership program," to jointly cultivate climate action professionals for developing countries, Han said.
He noted that countries of the Global South should pool their efforts to jointly nurture professional talent and inject new impetus into the full and effective implementation of the Paris Agreement.
China will continue to uphold the concept of a community with a shared future for humanity, deepen South-South climate cooperation, and jointly write a new chapter of sustainable development for the Global South, Han said.
The High-level Forum on South-South Cooperation on Climate Change was hosted by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China and the China Meteorological Administration at the China pavilion at the United Nations Climate Change Conference. President of Comoros Azali Assoumani and Prime Minister Gaston Browne of Antigua and Barbuda, among others, attended the event and delivered remarks.
During the forum, China unveiled a series of achievements, including the "Global South climate action leadership program," a capacity-building initiative for developing countries; the "China South-South school on climate change," a training system; and the all-in-one unit of the "MAZU" intelligent meteorological early warning system.
China also signed documents on South-South cooperation on climate change with Comoros, Nigeria, the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and others. ■
