Road to Cop 28 launch event at Expo City Dubai: in pictures
Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Cop28 President-designate, speaking at the Road to Cop28 launch event at Al Wasl Plaza, Expo City Dubai. All photos: Pawan Singh / The National
Minister of Climate Change and Environment Mariam Al Mheiri in conversation on stage at the event
Ms Al Mheiri with Minister of Community Development and and Cop28 Youth Climate Champion Shamma Al Mazrui, Youngo spokeswoman and lead on nationally determined contributions working group Shreya KC and UN climate change high-level champion Razan Al Mubarak, in discussion on stage
Shreya KC, a Nepali climate justice activist, addresses the event at Al Wasl Plaza
Filipino award-winning poet, rapper and climate artist Meta Sarmiento on stage at the event
Visitors at the Road to Cop28 launch event
An artist at work on an Emirati scene at the Road to Cop28 launch
A model of an onyx – a UAE conservation success story – at the launch event
A performer wearing a dress made from recycled material at the Road to Cop28 launch event at Al Wasl Plaza, Expo City Dubai