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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
ULAN BATOR, May 26 (Xinhua) — A launch ceremony for a project to support climate change adaptation in Mongolia funded by China’s Fund for Global Development and South-South Cooperation was held here on Monday.
The event was attended by the Ambassador of China to Mongolia Shen Minjuan, Secretary General of the Mongolian Red Cross Society Nordovin Bolormaa, head of the delegation of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in Mongolia Olga Dzhumaeva and other officials.
In her speech, Chinese Ambassador to Mongolia Shen Minjuan stressed that the Chinese government attaches great importance to combating climate change and is committed to both mitigation and adaptation. “While taking decisive measures at home, we are also promoting South-South cooperation, doing our utmost to support other developing countries. As an important neighbor of China and a key partner in the Belt and Road Initiative,” she said.
“Last year, in partnership with UNDP Mongolia, China successfully completed its first project under the Global Development Fund and South-South Cooperation in Mongolia, donated new forest firefighting equipment to the General Administration of Emergency Management of Mongolia and its related organizations, and enhanced their firefighting capabilities. Today’s project is closely related to the second project under the Global Development Fund and South-South Cooperation in Mongolia,” the Chinese diplomat noted.
Shen Minjuan also said that this project will be a flagship project on climate change adaptation set up by the Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund. She also expressed confidence that the implementation of the project will improve the living conditions and well-being of Mongolians and achieve sustainable development.
For her part, Secretary General of the Mongolian Red Cross Society N. Bolormaa said that climate change affects all levels of Mongolian society, especially herders who rely on livestock farming for their livelihood.
Expressing gratitude to the Chinese government for providing practical humanitarian assistance to Mongolia over the years, N. Bolormaa emphasized that this important project will provide an opportunity to strengthen community resilience, reduce growing vulnerability and ensure that no one is left behind in the face of climate change.
In turn, the head of the delegation of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in Mongolia, Olga Jumaeva, expressed sincere gratitude to China for its strong support and firm commitment. “This is the first cooperation between the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the Government of China and the Mongolian Red Cross Society on climate change adaptation. This moment not only marks the official launch of the two-year cooperation initiative, but also becomes an important milestone in multilateral cooperation to promote local social resilience and sustainable development. The project focuses on concrete and feasible response measures to reduce losses and recovery costs caused by future climate disasters and effectively protect vulnerable pastoralists. This assistance is not only significant, but also timely and effective,” she said.
It is noted that the above-mentioned project is the first project of the Global Development Fund and South-South Cooperation in Northeast Asia. China will work with the IFRC and the Mongolian Red Cross Society to enhance the early warning and adaptation capacity of pastoralists to climate change, and provide policy advice to the government.
According to the General Administration of Emergency Management of Mongolia, the frequency of various disasters in Mongolia increased by 26 percent from 2015 to 2024 compared to the previous decade. Among them, the number of sudden rainstorms and floods increased by 3.4 times, and the number of blizzards and sandstorms increased by 2 times. Mongolia also lost more than 8 million heads of livestock from 2023 to 2024, which dealt a heavy blow to many herders.
In addition, over the past 80 years, the average temperature in Mongolia has increased by about 2.46 degrees Celsius, which is higher than the global average temperature increase, annual precipitation has decreased by 8 percent, and 76.9 percent of the total land area has been subjected to varying degrees of desertification. –0–