EAC PARLIAMENT TO START FORUM ON CLIMATE CHANGE

East African Community, Arusha, Tanzania, March 31, 2015:  The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) has agreed to form a regional Parliamentary Forum on Climate Change.
The proposal was made during a policy dialogue on Climate Change and Gender for members of EALA to identify the role of parliamentarians in implementation of gender sensitive climate change policies.
The dialogue held on 27th and 28th March, 2015 in Bujumbura, Burundi, was organized by the EAC Secretariat in partnership...

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