Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, has been elected President of the Conference of Parties 27 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
The Egyptian minister asserted that the host country made sure that COP27 would provide the optimum setting to align and converge multiple views, as well as facilitate transparent, inclusive and fruitful discussion, to ensure the most positive outcome achievable.
He acknowledged the challenging economic and geopolitical factors, but noted, however, that external circumstances should not be allowed to negatively affect the negotiating process. The president added that as a COP hosted in Africa, it must consider the needs of the developing countries and ensure climate justice through availing the appropriate finance and other means of implementation.The new COP president acknowledged the tireless efforts of his predecessor, COP26 President, Alok Sharma, and commended him and his team for their efforts and dedication with everything they achieved in hosting COP26.
He commended the outcomes and agreements their work helped to secure, reiterating the commitment of the Egyptian Presidency to deliver on an impactful and inclusive COP.reports that the conference of the parties adopted its agenda, and for the first time since the adoption of the UN climate convention, parties agreed to introduce loss and damage funding as an agenda item at the climate conference.All rights reserved.
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