China strongly committed to South-South partnership in addressing climate change: special representative

China is ready to make contributions to global efforts in addressing climate change through South-South cooperation, said China's Special Representative on Climate Change Affairs Xie Zhenhua here Monday.

"Both the South-North cooperation and the South-South cooperation between developing countries are essential for international cooperation in countering climate change," said Xie at a high-level event on the sidelines of a United Nations climate conference.

China is coping with climate change with a highly responsible attitude and is willing to share its best practices in this regard, such as capacity-building, with other developing countries in order to contribute to global efforts in dealing with climate change, Xie told the opening session of the forum on South-South cooperation.

Xie, who arrived in the southern Morrocan city Sunday, pointed out that China has actively pushed forward the South South cooperation through various mechanisms.

He underscored that China has donated a considerable amount of materials to developing countries in order to help them address climate change issues according to their own requirements, such as energy saving lamps and clean cook stoves.

He noted that China has signed some 27 Memorandums of Understandings on donating materials to developing countries in addressing climate change and has carried out numerous regional dialogues and exchange with Southern countries.

Xie reaffirmed China's plan to set up a 20 billion yuan (2.93 billion U.S. dollars) fund for South-South cooperation, saying that China will use the fund to establish low-carbon model parks, implement mitigation and adaption projects and train personnel in developing countriesr.

He also underlined that China has donated 6 million dollars to the United Nations to support UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's intiative to advance the South South cooperation on climate change.

The forum, co-organized by China, Morocco and the United Nations, brought together senior UN officials and ministers from more than a dozen countries. The participants will discuss the role of South-South cooperation in addressing climate change, building the capacity of developing countries, and exploring ways of financing for climate and sustainable development. Endit