Running from Nov. 6-18, the United Nations COP27 conference brings together political leaders and representatives from 190 countries to discuss climate-related topics including climate change adaptation, climate finance, decarbonization, agriculture and biodiversity.And from the looks of the photos emerging already from day one, women's representation at COP27 is practically nonexistent.
World leaders pose for a group photo during the Sharm El-Sheikh Climate Implementation Summit of the UNFCCC COP27 climate conference on Nov. 7, 2022 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, brings together political leaders and representatives from 190 countries to discuss climate-related topics including climate change adaptation, climate finance, decarbonization, agriculture and biodiversity.
And from the looks of the photos emerging already from day one, women’s representation at COP27 is practically nonexistent. U.N. COPs are the biggest and most important annual climate-related conferences worldwide. During these meetings, nations have negotiated groundbreaking and legally binding climate treaties, such as the Kyoto Protocol in 1997 and the Paris Agreement in 2015.
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