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Deputy President Paul Mashatile urged SADC parliaments to boost climate action with gender-sensitive policies and stronger laws ahead of the 2025 G20 summit in Africa.
Deputy President Paul Mashatile urged SADC parliaments to strengthen climate action, highlighting that women and youth in Southern Africa face disproportionate impacts from worsening droughts, floods, and land degradation.
Speaking at the 58th SADC Parliamentary Forum in Durban, he called for gender-sensitive policies, renewable energy expansion, stronger legislation, and increased funding for adaptation, stressing the need for parliaments to align national laws with international agreements like the Paris Agreement.
He emphasized the G20’s 2025 summit in Africa as a milestone for global equity, with commitments to debt relief, youth employment, food security, and UN Security Council reform.
The forum’s focus on climate impacts on vulnerable groups underscored the need for inclusive, accountable governance and regional cooperation to build resilience.
El vicepresidente Paul Mashatile instó a los parlamentos de la SADC a impulsar la acción climática con políticas sensibles al género y leyes más fuertes antes de la cumbre del G20 en África en 2025.