It has been confirmed that Yasmine Fouad, the Minister of Environment in Egypt, will co-chair the negotiations for climate finance and implementation mechanisms at the upcoming 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28.
This crucial responsibility will be shared with none other than Steven Guilbeault, Fouad’s Canadian counterpart. This important announcement was made by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat, which is responsible for supporting the global response to climate change. The appointment of Fouad and Guilbeault was made by Sultan Al Jaber, the President-designate of COP28.
The primary role of these two ministers will be to facilitate negotiations on issues related to climate finance, as well as to implement critical measures such as technology transfer and capacity building throughout the duration of COP28. This highly anticipated conference is scheduled to take place from mid-September to mid-December and is expected to be a major milestone in the ongoing fight against climate change.
