President Hage Geingob left for Egypt on Sunday to attend the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27). The conference, which will take place in Sharm el-Sheikh from the 6th to the 18th of November, will push leaders to commit to achieving a zero-carbon future for all.

This year's conference will bring together leaders in governments, civil society, industries, and finance from around the world to raise ambition and accelerate action to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

President Hage Geingob will deliver the national statement to COP 27 and will also attend the high-level side event to be hosted by the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz. 

He will also participate on the same day in the signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding between Namibia and the EU on sustainable raw material value chains and renewable hydrogen.

The head of state will further participate in a bilateral meeting at a request by the U.S. Department of State Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, as well as the High Level Nature and Climate Event, which will be hosted by the World Economic Forum.