UN General Assembly
2021

The challenges of climate change are really affecting livelihoods and peace and security and have resulted in the forced displacement of some of our people. The Government of Tanzania spends between 2 and 3 per cent of our gross domestic product on mitigation and on building community resilience, and that is a lot in a country that is still grappling with poverty, along with the COVID-19 pandemic emergency, which itself has compromised our capacity to respond to the harmful impact of climate change. Our actions today will therefore determine the future of our planet in terms of climate change. In that regard, I call for a transparent modality for financial disbursement and emphasize that developed countries should fulfil their commitment to contributing $100 billion annually by 2025 so as to facilitate the implementation of the Paris Agreement.