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Image credit: Serhio Magpie<\/a> – Own work, CC BY 4.0<\/span><\/h6>\n

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This year, the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, also known as COP, is being held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, from November 6th to November 18th. There are over 35,000 participants expected at COP27. The participants are made up of representatives of Parties to the Convention and Observer States, representatives of observer organizations, accredited IGOs, accredited NGOs, members of the press, and members of the public. Over 2,000 speakers are covering 300+ topics in the span of 12 days.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The COP brings together over a hundred parties to discuss and strategize an action plan that harmonizes both the Paris Agreement and the UN Convention on Climate Change. This year\u2019s conference marks the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. The main missions of the conference are evaluating the national communications and emission inventories submitted by the Parties, assessing the impacts of the measures taken by the Parties, and reviewing the progress each Party has made since <\/span>COP26<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The first Climate Change Conference of the Parties was held in Berlin, Germany, in 1995. Each year, the COP meets in a different location based on the presiding country. The COP Presidency rotates among five regions recognized by the UN\u2013 Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central and Eastern Europe and Western Europe, and Others. This year\u2019s presiding region is Africa and is being held in Egypt\u2019s green city, Sharm el-Sheikh.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

COP27 began with an introductory video detailing the devastating effects of climate change. You can watch the video here<\/a> or click below.<\/p>\n