The “Conference of the Parties” (COP) is the global decision-making body of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The 198 countries meet every year to review progress and decide on the path forward.
In November 2022, Egypt hosted the 27th session of COP in Sharm el-Sheikh. As climate impacts are increasingly widespread, rapid, and intensifying, the world is at a critical juncture to meet the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels, as committed to in the Paris Agreement.
UNEP’s engagement at COP27 focused on three areas:
- Climate adaptation
- Climate finance
- A just transition that takes into account the development needs of countries, communities and groups most affected by the climate crisis
