The 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 27) to the UNFCCC will kick off tomorrow Sunday in the Red Sea resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh.
The conference includes three main events, starting with the opening ceremony at 10 a.m. on Sunday, followed by the World Leaders Summit on Monday, before kicking off the high-level segment on October November 15, according to a statement COP 27 press committee on Saturday 05/11/2022.
During a procedural session tomorrow, COP26 President Alok Sharma will deliver a speech followed by handing over the summit presidency to Minister of Foreign Affairs and COP27 President-Designate Sameh Shoukry.
Meanwhile, the presidential segment of the summit will include three high-level roundtable events during which world leaders will review their countries’ efforts to combat climate change and its impacts.
The incoming Egyptian COP27 Presidency has identified a range of topics focused on enhancing implementation and raising ambition on broad range of issues related to climate change.
Egypt has further designated several thematic days for focused discussions, including through side events, panel discussions, round tables and other interactive formats to deliberate on and share with the wider audience. These include: Finance Day, Adaptation and Agriculture Day, Water Day, Decarbonization Day, Science Day, Solution Day, Gender Day, Energy Day, Biodiversity Day, Youth and Future Generations Day, Ace and Civil Society Day.
Source: State Information Service Egypt