SciDev.Net readers’ conference call: will COP 27 live up to expectations for the global South?

We encourage you to republish this article online and in print, it’s free under our creative commons attribution license, but please follow some simple guidelines:

You have to credit our authors.
You have to credit SciDev.Net — where possible include our logo with a link back to the original article.
You can simply run the first few lines of the article and then add: “Read the full article on SciDev.Net” containing a link back to the original article.
If you want to also take images published in this story you will need to confirm with the original source if you're licensed to use them.
The easiest way to get the article on your site is to embed the code below.

For more information view our media page and republishing guidelines.

The full article is available here as HTML.

Press Ctrl-C to copy

<div class="article-wrap">
<div id="article-introduction">
<h1><i>SciDev.Net</i> readers’ conference call: will COP 27 live up to expectations for the global South?</h1>
<h4></h4>
</div>
<br />
<br />

<div id="article-body">
<h3>THIS CONFERENCE CALL TOOK PLACE ON, 1 NOVEMBER 2022</h3>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">COP27, to be hosted by Egypt, has been billed as ‘Africa’s COP’. But will it live up to the name and deliver the commitments Africans want to see? And what do other regions hope to gain from this hotly anticipated UN climate convention, on issues such as adaptation, loss and damage, and clean energy?</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><em>SciDev.Net’s</em> regional editors and guest climate experts discussed the key issues ahead of the November COP 27 summit.</p>
<p><iframe loading="lazy" title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yCXIOrU09FA" width="853" height="505" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p>
<p><strong>Our guests were:</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://www.wri.org/profile/nisha-krishnan">Nisha Krishnan</a> – Director for Climate Resilience, Africa, World Resources Institute</p>
<p><a href="https://climatenetwork.org/person/harjeet-singh-2/">Harjeet Singh</a> – Head of Global Political Strategy, Climate Action Network International; Global Director for Engagement and Partnerships, Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative</p>
<p><a href="https://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/about/staff-list/maha-al-zubi/">Maha Al-Zu’bi</a> – Researcher,  Agricultural Water Solutions, International Water Management Institute, Cairo</p>

</div>
<div class="quick-links-wrapper">
<h3>You might also like</h3>
[related-articles]
</div>
<p>This article was originally published on <a href="https://www.scidev.net" target="_blank">SciDev.Net</a>. Read the <a href="https://www.scidev.net/global/multimedia/scidev-net-readers-conference-call-will-cop-27-live-up-to-expectations-for-the-global-south/" target="_blank">original article</a>.</p>
<script type="text/javascript">
(function(e,t,n,r,i,s,o){e["GoogleAnalyticsObject"]=i;e[i]=e[i]||function(){(e[i].q=e[i].q||[]).push(arguments)},e[i].l=1*new Date;s=t.createElement(n),o=t.getElementsByTagName(n)[0];s.async=1;s.src=r;o.parentNode.insertBefore(s,o)})(window,document,"script","//www.google-analytics.com/ga.js","ga");var _gaq=_gaq||[];var _gaq=_gaq||[];_gaq.push(["_setAccount","UA-3223906-8"],["_trackEvent","article interaction","republished","https://www.scidev.net/global/multimedia/scidev-net-readers-conference-call-will-cop-27-live-up-to-expectations-for-the-global-south/",null,true])
</script>
</div>

THIS CONFERENCE CALL TOOK PLACE ON, 1 NOVEMBER 2022

COP27, to be hosted by Egypt, has been billed as ‘Africa’s COP’. But will it live up to the name and deliver the commitments Africans want to see? And what do other regions hope to gain from this hotly anticipated UN climate convention, on issues such as adaptation, loss and damage, and clean energy?

SciDev.Net’s regional editors and guest climate experts discussed the key issues ahead of the November COP 27 summit.

Our guests were:

Nisha Krishnan – Director for Climate Resilience, Africa, World Resources Institute

Harjeet Singh – Head of Global Political Strategy, Climate Action Network International; Global Director for Engagement and Partnerships, Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative

Maha Al-Zu’bi – Researcher, Agricultural Water Solutions, International Water Management Institute, Cairo