Egypt will host the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2022, while the United Arab Emirates will receive participants in the COP28 in 2023.

In a statement issued Nov. 11, the Egyptian Ministry of Environment said, “Egypt will officially host the upcoming Conference of Parties to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh in 2022.” The selection announcement was made at the Glasgow conference (COP26), currently in session.

The Ministry of Environment praised this as a new chapter of Egypt's climate action leadership in the region, which aims to unite the world's efforts in facing the effects of climate change.

In her speech at the Glasgow conference on behalf of the Egyptian government, Egyptian Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad thanked all delegations, especially African parties, for endorsing Egypt’s offer to host the next COP. She also called for global efforts to minimize climate change, whose impact affects all countries without any discrimination and requires multilateral, active, dynamic and cooperative action.