Watch: Expo turns into stunning visual spectacle as UAE announces initiative to empower 100 youth globally for COP28

Watch: Expo turns into stunning visual spectacle as UAE announces initiative to empower 100 youth globally for COP28

More than 3,000 members of the community attended the event, including leaders, ministers, students, youth in national service

By WAM Published: Sun 19 Mar 2023, 8:49 PM

The 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP28 UAE) Presidency has launched a new global program, the 'International Youth Climate Delegate Program' (International YCDP), at the ‘Road to COP28’ event held at Expo City Dubai.

The event was attended by Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan; Chairman of UAE Media Council, Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, President-Designate of COP28 UAE; Reem Al Hashemy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, Shamma Al Mazrui, Minister of Community Development and COP28 Youth Climate Champion; Mariam Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and Environment; and Razan Al Mubarak, COP28 UAE UN Climate Change High-Level Champion, and several other UAE government ministers.

Focused on themes including participation, action, voice, and education, ‘Road to COP28’ was a day-long event with a range of activities such as climate-focused workshops, youth circles, youth debates, intergenerational dialogue, and a climate leaders panel. More than 3,000 members of the community attended, including the COP28 leadership team, UAE Ministers, students, youth in national service, youth climate advocates, senior citizens, people of determination,