Parliaments across the world must act swiftly to reduce the effects of climate change in their countries.

Published on

23 March 2022

This is the call of the Speaker of the National Assembly, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, who is attending the 144th Plenary Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. Mapisa-Nqakula is leading a multiparty delegation of senior Members of the South African Parliament to the IPU Assembly. She says Parliaments have a responsibility through oversight and other interventions, to minimize the impact of climate change on communities.

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