# Build the Future: join UNOPS at COP27
Published: 2022-11-09
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Meta Title: Join UNOPS at COP27 for Climate Action Events
Meta Description: Join UNOPS at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh for a special series of events focusing on climate action areas like climate-compatibility and inclusive infrastructure.
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UNOPS leaders will attend the 27th Convention on Climate Change (COP27) held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, hosting a series of events to promote climate action.

At the 27th Convention on [Climate](https://blockchaintribune.com/u-n-climate-chief-says-two-years-to-save-the-planet/) Change (COP27) held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, UNOPS is joining global leaders, the UN family, development partners, NGOs, thought leaders, and more to take concrete [action](https://blockchaintribune.com/u-n-climate-chief-says-two-years-to-save-the-planet/) towards achieving the world’s collective climate goals as agreed under the Paris Agreement.

To help advance climate action, UNOPS – together with its hosted entities and initiatives – is participating in a range of events, led by UNOPS acting Executive Director, Jens Wandel.

Build The Future – a special series of climate action events.

Full programme of events and details on how to register can be found here: [https://www.unops.org/cop27](https://www.unops.org/cop27) UNOPS will host a special series of events – Build The Future – that will focus on key climate action areas of climate-compatibility, climate-mobility, inclusive infrastructure and strategies for carbon reduction.

Build The Future events will be moderated by award-winning journalist, Shahira Amin; Senior Contributor at Forbes, Daphne Ewing-Chow; as well as senior UNOPS leaders.

The series will also include a session led by the European Union’s youth delegate to the UN, Nadia Gullestrup as well as a keynote address by Jayathma Wickramanayake, the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth. The panel will include youth leaders, displacement experts and frontline communities – sharing impactful stories from those most affected by climate change.

Speaking ahead of COP27, UNOPS acting Executive Director, Jens Wandel said:

“As the Secretary-General has recently said, combating the climate crisis relies on solidarity and decisive action. UNOPS stands ready to support countries and our partners to deliver on the Paris Agreement, for a better future for people and our planet.”


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