Warnings and realistic assessments at COP27 – GulfToday – Gulf Today

Warnings and realistic assessments at COP27 – GulfToday – Gulf Today

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It was to be expected that the UN Climate Change Conference, also known as Conference of Parties 27 (COP27), which opened at Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on November 6 has got off to a serious and realistic dialogue of what the challenges are and what needs to be done.

It is interesting that since the conference is being held in Egypt, we get to hear the assessments and solutions being offered by the Arab and African leaders more than if the conference had been held in some European city. A conference at a Western venue drowned out the voices of the developing countries.

While UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres delivered a resounding and unambiguous message about the dangers awaiting humanity, other leaders including host Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, United Arab Emirates President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan,