Francistown, Genk Cities Collaborate On Climate Change

Monday, February 17, 2020

FRANCISTOWN: The City of Francistown (CoF) and City of Genk in Belgium have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to come up with ways to tackle the phenomenon of climate change that is battering the world in various ways.

While US President Donald Trump believes that there is inconclusive evidence that climate change exists-a statement that attracted the wrath of climate environmental activists around the world-including young Swedish climate change activist, Gretha Thunberg, CoF and Genk escalated their twinning agreement by signing a MoU to address the scourge of climate change.

The great gesture of the two cities resonates well with the words of Professor Xuemei Bai-an urban environment expert from the Australian National University (ANU) Fenner School of Environment and Society.

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Francistown, Genk Cities Collaborate On Climate Change

FRANCISTOWN: The City of Francistown (CoF) and City of Genk in Belgium have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to come up with ways to tackle the phenomenon of climate change that is battering the world in various ways.