Saudi Arabia to host UN conference on land, drought

Saudi Arabia to host UN conference on land, drought

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and the UN Convention to Combat Desertification signed an agreement to host the 16th session of the Convention’s Conference of the Parties, COP16, in Riyadh from Dec. 2-13, 2024.

The Riyadh COP16 will be the largest-ever meeting of UNCCD’s 197 Parties, the first to be held in the Middle East region and the largest multilateral conference ever hosted by Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia to host UN conference on land, drought