Egypt to Host UN Desertification Summit in 2028 as Nigeria Urged to Back Climate Finance Reform

Egypt to Host UN Desertification Summit in 2028 as Nigeria Urged to Back Climate Finance Reform

Egypt will host the 18th United Nations Conference of the Parties to Combat Desertification (COP18) in 2028, while five middle-power nations are pressing Nigeria to support reforms to the global system that funds climate action ahead of the COP31 climate summit.

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Egypt's Agriculture Minister Alaa Farouk met with Yasmine Fouad, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), in Cairo to finalize logistics and establish a joint executive committee to oversee preparations for the 2028 summit [272353].

In Abuja, the group known as MIKTA — a partnership of Mexico, Indonesia, South Korea, Turkey and Australia — asked Nigeria to back reforms to the global system that funds climate action. Australia's High Commissioner to Nigeria, Leilani Bin-Juda, said Nigeria's voice would help build momentum for practical reform ahead of COP31 [272491]. MIKTA's five middle-power nations work together on global issues, including climate finance — the money wealthy countries provide to help poorer nations cut emissions and cope with climate impacts [272491].

The two developments come as countries prepare for the COP31 climate summit and as Egypt positions itself to lead on desertification efforts, with the 2028 conference set to bring global attention to land degradation and drought.

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