US Climate Envoy John Kerry said on Saturday that Egypt had already been selected as the nominee to host the COP27 UN climate conference, due to take place next year.
Each year, a country representing a different region of the world takes over the presidency of the Conference of the Parties (COP) and the meeting tends to be hosted in the selected nation.
Last month, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi officially declared his country’s interest in hosting the COP27 summit.
Egypt offered to host the climate change conference on behalf of the African continent, Sisi said, adding it would work to make the conference “a radical turning point in international climate efforts in coordination with all parties, for the benefit of Africa and the entire world.”
The North Africa country, which is in the midst of an anxious political and economical situation, is extremely vulnerable to climate change due to the large population and the densely populated Nile delta that is seriously threatened by sea-level rise.
This year’s COP26 edition is due to be held in Glasgow, Scotland from October 31 through November 12.
The COP26 summit will bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, including adapting a plan to protect communities and natural habitats and securing a global net-zero by mid-century.
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