CAIRO – 15 June 2022: The eighth version of the annual Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians kicked off on Wednesday in Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh city to coordinate parliamentary action to mitigate the climate change impact. Bringing together young parliamentarians from dozens of countries, the Eighth Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians (15-16 June) will also coordinate action on ensuring that global warming does not exceed 1.5 degree Celsius in line with the Paris Agreement. The Conference is open to young parliamentarians under 45 years of age. As climate change and global warming represent the most urgent and vital issue in 2022, the eighth IPU conference will address efforts to mitigate climate change impacts. Egypt has expressed keenness to put the African climate change concerns at the forefront of the topics the session will address.
