UAE to stage COP28 Climate Summit at Dubai Expo City

UAE to stage COP28 Climate Summit at Dubai Expo City

The upcoming COP28 climate conference will be held at Expo City Dubai - the reimagined site of the Expo 2020 Dubai world fair - the UAE’s president Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has announced.

Earlier this week it was revealed that Dubai’s Expo 2020 siteis soon to reopen to thousands of new residents and businesses, with several country pavilions remaining in place and a new museum due to open on October 1.

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The site will now also play host to the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28) which will see world leaders converge from 6-17 November 2023 to find solutions to the global threats posed by climate change, state news agency WAM reported on Wednesday.

It said that the selection of Dubai Expo City as a venue for COP28 builds on the legacy and message of Expo; ‘Connecting Minds, Creating the Future’, and affirms commitment to the themes of sustainability, opportunity, and mobility, while showcasing its advanced and sustainable infrastructure, in line with the UAE’s vision for COP28.

The conference is expected to see over 45,000 participants daily, including heads of state, government officials, international