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CAIRO, Oct. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

- Egyptian COP27 Presidency team meets representatives of previous COP

Presidencies to discuss ultimate objectives of COP27

- Current geopolitical issues identified as one of the challenges to address

- Previous COP Presidents and their representatives joined workshop to offer

insights

Members of the Egyptian COP27 Presidency Team and the United Nations Framework

Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) have held an all-day consultation ahead

of the convening.

Egyptian COP27 Presidency team meets representatives of previous COP

Presidencies to discuss ultimate objectives of COP27

Facilitated by the Centre for Multilateral Negotiations (CEMUNE), the workshop

discussed how COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh will engage with, and advance, the many

climate and economic challenges that are currently underway. Along with the

UNFCCC and COP27 Presidency members, also present offering their expertise were

14 speakers including COP20 President Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, COP26 Lead

Negotiator Archie Young, Tomasz Chruszczow (former High Level Climate Champion

for COP24), Dr Hakima El Haite (former High Level Climate Champion for COP22),

and Kaveh Guilanpour (Former Co-lead Negotiator on Climate Change for the EU).

Group sessions discussed how best to ensure that global political leadership

can further guide the process and identified the risk of existing and evolving

challenges impacting on COP27, more so than at previous editions. With the

current situation in Ukraine, high energy prices, and predicted economic

recession, attendees acknowledged possible factors that could affect the long-

and near-term ambitions that the world agreed upon under the UNFCCC and the

Paris Agreement.

Eliminating roadblocks to productive dialogue and eventual agreement were

central points discussed. The COP27 Presidency Team and other attendees worked

to put in place the right framework to facilitate global consensus focused on

the implementation of existing commitments, and how best to enhance that

ambition.

COP President Designate H.E. Sameh Shoukry said, "The role of the COP

Presidency is to align and converge multiple views, and facilitate transparent,

inclusive, and fruitful discussion, while consistently advocating for more

progress, ambition and solidarity."

"Sound substantive and organizational preparation is essential to ensure that

COP27 results in the most positive outcome possible. This workshop gathered

several experts and resource persons with extensive experience in climate

action and climate conferences, and allowed for useful sharing of best

practices and lessons learned," added Wael Aboulmagd, COP27 Special

Representative.  

COP27 will take place from 6 to 18 November 2022 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt

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For more information, please contact Ambassador Amr Essam:

comms@cop27.eg

+20 (0) 2 23588326

www.cop27.eg

Twitter: @COP27P

"Act Now" video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0k-EXPLmm4

SOURCE: COP27