During his speech at the Al-Azhar University conference, Climate change: Challenges and Confrontation, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Prof. Ahmad At-Tayyeb called on the organizers of the United Nations Climate Conference (COP27), scheduled to be held in Sharm El-Sheikh, in November 2022 AD, to take into account the faith leaders’ appeal signed by the Grand Imam and Pope Francis, along with many other scholars of different faiths and sects last October in the Vatican. He also invited them to build on the recommendations of that important summit and rely on the moral influence of religious leaders in raising awareness of environmental and climate challenges. 

The Grand Imam stressed the importance of coordinating efforts among religious leaders, scholars and political leaders, and the need for concerted efforts to raise awareness of environmental and climate crises. He noted that Egyptian President Abdul Al-Fattah El-Sisi’s, patronage of the Al-Azhar University conference, Climate Change: Challenges and Confrontation confirms Egypt’s interest in and keenness to undertake its responsibility and to play its role in encountering the major challenges facing humanity, praying to Allah to grant Egypt success in hosting the upcoming United Nations Climate Summit COP27 and to come out with findings that carry good and glad tidings about curbing this crisis and mitigating its negative effects.

It is worth noting that the sessions of the Third International Scientific Conference on Environment and Sustainable Development, will be held under the title “Climate Change; Challenges and Confrontation” over three days (Saturday, Sunday and Monday), December 18-20, 2021, in Al-Manara Hall, Fifth Settlement, New Cairo, drawing on Al-Azhar’s endeavor to hold a number of conferences, seminars and workshops in preparation for, and in support of, the United Nations Conference COP27, hosted in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, in November 2022.