President of IUCN the new High-Level Champion for COP28
She will be joining Dr.
Mahmoud Mohieldin who continues in his role as the High-Level Champion of the
COP 27 Presidency of Egypt following the UN Climate Change Conference COP 27 in
Sharm El-Sheikh. (Sign up
COP 28 will take place
at Expo City Dubai from November 30 to December 12. As mandated by the Paris
Agreement, it will deliver the conclusion of the first ever Global Stocktake - a comprehensive
assessment of progress against climate goals.
Meet the new High-Level Champion for COP 28
Ms. Al Mubarak brings a
wealth of experience in conservation and environmental management across the
public and private sectors.
As President of the
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Ms. Al
Mubarak is responsible for implementing the vision, mission, and strategy
of the organization, which represents over 1,400 members, including States,
government agencies and non-government organizations from 160 countries.
Commenting on her
appointment, Ms. Al Mubarak said: “A healthy environment, including its climate
and biodiversity, is central to everyone’s wellbeing. We must go beyond
business as usual and elevate nature as an important solution to climate
change. To accomplish this, we need everyone to contribute to global climate
action, including women, youth, and indigenous people, as well as business,
government, civil society, and academia. The UAE has always been a convener of
peoples from around the world and I look forward to working with the COP28
Presidency to ensure that diverse voices are present both in the leadup to, and
during, the climate conference. As a lifelong champion of environmental action,
including in the protection of biodiversity and the advancement of nature-based
solutions, the opportunity to work on this global challenge is an honour.”
Working in partnership
with Mr. Mohieldin, High-Level Champion of the COP 27 Presidency, Ms. Al
Mubarak will apply her extensive experience to strengthening engagement and
mobilizing efforts from non-State actors, including private sector partners,
academia, cities and other sub-national governments, indigenous peoples, women’s
organizations, and civil society.
Mahmoud Mohieldin said:
"I am very pleased to welcome H.E. Ms. Razan Al Mubarak as the 8th UN
Climate Change High-Level Champion of the COP 28 Presidency. During this
critically important year, which will see the conclusion of the first Global
Stocktake, I am honoured to work alongside H.E. Ms. Al Mubarak to mobilize
stronger and more ambitious climate action amongst non-State actors with the
aim of delivering on the goals and objectives of the UNFCCC, Paris Agreement and
further reflected within the Sharm El-Sheikh Implementation Plan. Furthermore,
I look forward to our collaboration as we build momentum and further action for
COP28."
Simon Stiell, the UNFCCC’s Executive Secretary
welcomed the new High-Level Champion, COP 28 President-Designate and Youth
Climate Champion and said “Looking forward to working with you and all
stakeholders, leveraging the UAE’s unique position, to further global ambition
and action on climate change.”
The role of the
High-Level Champion was created in 2015 at COP 21 in Paris to facilitate
through strengthened high-level engagement the successful execution of existing
efforts and the scaling-up and introduction of new or strengthened voluntary
efforts, initiatives and coalitions. Through the Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action,
the Champions specifically accelerate ambitious climate action among non-State
actors , including cities, regions, businesses, investors and civil society,
with the speed, scale and justice needed in support of Parties and the UNFCCC
process.
Through the COP 27
Sharm El-Sheikh Implementation Plan, Parties welcomed the leadership of the
Presidency of the Conference of the Parties and the High-Level Champions, and
the collaboration between Parties and non-Party stakeholders, and emphasized
the need for continued acceleration and collaboration.
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