H.E Dr Lazarus Chakwera, the President of Malawi and SMP Hon Co Patron, November 2021, Edinburgh.

His Excellency Dr Lazarus Chakwera, the President of Malawi and SMP Hon Co Patron, speaks at 'Malawi’s COP26 Homecoming' in Edinburgh on the 4th of November 2021.
Members of the SMP, Malawians resident in Scotland, and other esteemed guests joined us for a special high-level, in-person reception with the President of Malawi, celebrating Scotland-Malawi climate cooperation during COP26.
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Our honoured guests and speakers included:
His Excellency Dr Lazarus Chakwera, the President of Malawi (and SMP Hon Co-Patron)
Her Excellency, Monica Chakwera, First Lady of Malawi
Councillor Frank Ross, Rt. Hon. Lord Provost and Lord Lieutenant of the City of Edinburgh (and SMP Hon Co-President)
Angus Robertson MSP, Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
Jenny Gilruth MSP, Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development
Hon. Eisenhower Mkaka, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Hon. Nancy Tembo, Minister of Forestry and Natural Resources
Hon. Agnes NyaLonje, Minister of Education
CEO of The Scotland Malawi Partnership, David Hope-Jones
The event provided a unique opportunity to bring together those engaged in Scotland-Malawi climate cooperation with the Malawi COP26 delegation and the President of Malawi.
26 representatives of climate-related Scotland-Malawi link were able to meet the President, the Lord Provost and the three Ministers in person, telling them about their work to fight the climate crisis.
During COP26, Malawi was Chairing both the UN Least Developed Countries (LDC) block and the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) and therefore had a key role representing the global south. The SMP’s longstanding ‘Malawi at COP26’ strategy looks to help amplify Malawi’s voice during COP26. Speaking at the 2020 SMP AGM, the President of Malawi called for the Scotland-Malawi relationship to be held up as a “model to the world” at COP26, such that the bilateral relationship could “ignite a movement of climate change activists".