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RR RUEHBZ RUEHDU RUEHJO RUEHMR RUEHRN
DE RUEHWD #0118 0361125
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 051123Z FEB 10
FM AMEMBASSY WINDHOEK
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 0184
INFO SOUTHERN AF DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY COLLECTIVE UNCLAS WINDHOEK 000118 
 
SIPDIS 
OES FOR DREW NELSON, OES FOR RACHEL KASTENBERG, OES FOR KATE LARSEN, AF/S FOR PHAEDRA GWYN 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS:        
SUBJECT: Namibia Associates with Copenhagen 
 
REF: REF A) 10 WINDHOEK 90; REF B) 10 WINDHOEK 80 
REF C) 10 STATE 3080 
 
Teofilus Nghitila, Director of Environmental Affairs (Ministry of 
Environment and Tourism), confirmed newspaper reports that Namibia 
has associated formally with the Copenhagen Accord.  Namibia 
reportedly is keen to "to finalize the legally binding instrument 
on the long-term co-operative action and the Kyoto Protocol" and to 
develop proposals for renewable energies to submit to the UNFCCC. 
MATHIEU