Press release
COP26 President highlights importance of action on adaptation and to avert climate loss and damage in visit to Ethiopia and Gabon
Alok Sharma visits Ethiopia and Gabon in first foreign visit since his full time appointment as COP26 president
From:
1 February 2021
The COP26 President-Designate, Alok Sharma, has visited Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Libreville, Gabon, to discuss how the UK can work with the countries to address climate change challenges.
In his first overseas visit since becoming full-time COP26 President, Mr Sharma met leaders from government and civil society, stressing the need for urgent climate action ahead of the important UN climate change summit the UK is hosting in November 2021, COP26.