Accra to host Global Students COP27 Pre-Summit

The Ghanaian capital Accra will host this October 10-14 the Global Students COP27 Pre-Summit that would bring together students and young people from 16 countries to help shape policy options to be deliberated at COP27 later in November in Egypt.

Delegates from the host country, Honduras, Austria, Sweden, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Pakistan, Latvia, the United States, Nigeria, Uganda and Kenya are expected to take part in the event, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The pre-summit, organized in collaboration with the All-African Students Union (AASU), will feature masterclasses, expert panel discussions, mock sessions and workshops.

Delegates will discuss the impacts of climate change on education across the world and key political actions needed to adopt sustainability initiative to protect education.

The statement said the goal of COP27 was to focus on global action on climate change by continuing to cut emissions and adapting to climate change to save lives.

“This is in line with Ghana’s medium to long-term plan of building a sustainable industrial economy based on green innovation principles,” the statement said.

The Egyptian city of Sharm el Sheick is hosting the COP 27 in November.