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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Nyikal",
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    "content": "different levels of development so that our responses, mitigation and adaptability measures will have to be different. Those have to be recognized in any agreement and this one does so. This Agreement also realises that there is need for equity amongst nations and this equity must seek to put into consideration the different circumstances of the different countries. This Agreement does that. It carries with it issues on adaptability. The changes are occurring and will take place but we can adapt to them. In fact, our adaptation may even reduce the speed of change. We realise how small the margins of change are when we talk about one degree centigrade. That is something that you may not even perceive on a daily basis or in your daily activities and yet that is going to have remarkable effect. We need to be aware of that. This Agreement also raises issues of mitigation. What do we do to mitigate the effects of climate change? When drought occurs, what kind of agriculture do we adopt? When diseases emerge because of climate change--- In this country, we used to have Highland Malaria, which was confined to certain parts. With climate change, such a disease could move to certain parts that hitherto did not have malaria. Luckily, we have now put measures in place to control the Highland Malaria. The Agreement also looks at the international mechanisms of resource mobilization. This is going to involve all countries, both rich and poor. So, there must be a co-ordinated effort at the international level to mobilise resources because we all need to respond as one global family in this matter. That is important. This Agreement brings with it a reporting mechanism so that we can monitor what is happening in all the countries. There must be ways of addressing that. That is an extremely important part of this Agreement, and we cannot afford to be outside this Agreement. Hon. Deputy Speaker, it also gives opportunities to this country. The most important one is access to information. As it is now, we may not have enough information to even do national climate change planning. This is the case and yet we need information. If we are part of this Agreement we will get information from other countries that have it. We need that information for public education because people can only respond better if they know what it means. It also builds our capacity. There are very complex technical issues that we need to address and our people need to have the capacity. This Agreement will help us acquire that capacity. The other opportunity is the financial support that we are likely to get. We need to take advantage of all these opportunities so that we can mitigate the impact of climate change. With that I support the Motion."
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