During the visit, The King will meet the President of the UAE and
undertake a series of engagements in Dubai, ahead of COP28. The King
will have the opportunity to meet regional leaders, to support the UK’s
efforts to promote peace in the region, and to demonstrate His Majesty’s
strong interest in bringing together people from different faiths and
backgrounds.
On Thursday 30th November, His Majesty will meet students and
graduates, from across the Commonwealth, and hear about green tech and
sustainable innovations, celebrating entrepreneurial business and the
younger generation’s role in delivering climate and nature solutions.
The King will later join a Commonwealth and Nature reception, hosted
jointly by the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Circular Bioeconomy
Alliance (CBA). His Majesty will meet global and Commonwealth indigenous
leaders to talk about the role of using traditional knowledge alongside
scientific knowledge to address the climate and nature crises,
particularly in tackling the increased threat of devastating wildfires.
Afterwards, His Majesty will meet female climate leaders working to
address climate change, and to hear about the particular risks that
climate change poses to women and girls around the globe. The King will
also meet representatives from Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
On the evening of Thursday 30th November, The King will join His
Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at a reception to launch the
inaugural COP28 Business and Philanthropy Climate Forum. The reception,
hosted by the COP28 Presidency in strategic partnership with the
Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI), will be attended by global Heads
of State and Government, business CEOs, philanthropists and heads of
NGOs.
On Friday 1st December, The King will join world leaders at the
Opening Ceremony of the World Climate Action Summit, at Expo City Dubai,
for COP28 UAE. His Majesty will join Heads of State and Heads of
Government for the ‘family photo’ and deliver an opening address at the
Summit.
Background
For over 50 years, The King has championed action for a sustainable
future. His Majesty believes that everyone has a role to play in
tackling even the most complex environmental challenges facing our
world. From Heads of State to young people, and from chief executives to
local community projects, The King’s unique ability to bring people
together has proved a powerful way to inspire solutions and motivate
people and organisations at all levels and all around the world.
The King, as The Prince of Wales, previously delivered the opening
address at the Opening Ceremony of COP26 in Glasgow in 2021 and COP21 in
Paris in 2015.
The 28th Session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), will take place from
30th November to 12th December 2023 in Expo City Dubai.
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