PM in Egypt to represent Pakistan at Sharm El-Sheikh Climate Implementation Summit.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is in Egypt to participate in the 'Sharm El-Sheikh Climate Implementation Summit' today (Monday).

This summit is taking place as part of the 27th UN Climate Change Conference.

The Prime Minister will also participate in other high-level events as a speaker, including the UN Secretary General's roundtable to launch 'Early Warning Systems for Executive Action Plan', and the 'Middle East Green Initiative Summit', today, being hosted by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman.

At the invitation of Egyptian Presidency of COP-27, the Prime Minister will co-chair, along with his Norwegian counterpart, a high-level roundtable discussion on 'Climate Change and the sustainability of vulnerable communities', tomorrow.

He is also scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with several world leaders on the margins of the summit.

The COP-27 is taking place at a time when millions of people in Pakistan and millions more in other parts of the world are facing severe adverse impacts of climate change.

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