UN hosts summits on biodiversity, climate change, desertification, and plastic pollution.

The UN will host four major summits addressing urgent environmental issues, including biodiversity loss, climate change, desertification, and plastic pollution. The COP16 conference on biodiversity occurs in Cali, Colombia, from October 21 to November 1. Following that, COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, from November 11 to 22 will focus on climate finance. A desertification summit is set for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in December, and a treaty on plastic pollution will be discussed in South Korea on November 25.

October 07, 2024
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