5 November 2022: In few minutes, the opening session of the the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) kicked off on Sunday as Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will be handed over the presidency of from Mr. Alok Sharma, President of COP 26/CMP 16/CMA 3.
A total of 40,000 participants are expected to attend Sharm El-Sheikh Climate Implementation Summit, thematic days, flagship initiatives, and Green Zone activities, and are set to engage with climate and other overlapping global challenges.
The heads of state and government will deliver their national statements on November 7 and 8 at the Sharm El-Sheikh Climate Implementation Summit, one day after the kick-off of the two-week conference. The Egyptian Presidency announced that 121 heads of states and governments will participate in the conference.
US President Joe Biden will not attend the Sharm El-Sheikh Climate Implementation Summit but he will participate in the conference on November 11 “to advance the global climate fight and help the most vulnerable build resilience to climate impacts, and he will highlight the need for the world to act in this decisive decade,” according to a statement from the White House.
Source: Egypt Today Magazine