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The Ecuadorean Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a communique on Thursday informing that the foreign and environment ministries of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) will meet on Friday in the Ecuadorean capital of Quito. There officials are expected to hammer out the final details of a shared position on climate change that will be presented at the COP 21 United Nations summit being held in Paris this December.
The conference is being billed as the most important climate summit to date.
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The statement from Ecuador emphasized that the agreement on “climate justice” will seek to favor the populations most vulnerable to climate change, in Latin America and across the world, while calling for international action to promote “a true sustainable development.”
The 33 member countries of CELAC are set to agree on a joint position for the first time in order to gain influence during the negotiations in Paris. The meeting will take place at Union of South American Countries headquarters outside Quito.
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