Press Release
November 18, 2022
- Global Environment
Japan and Canada Sign Terms of Reference for the Japan-Canada Ministerial Dialogue on Climate and Environment
On November 17, 2022, on the occasion of the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) being held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, NISHIMURA Akihiro, Minister of the Environment, Japan, and H.E. Mr. Steven GUILBEAULT, Minister of Environment and Climate Change of Canada, signed the Terms of Reference for the Japan-Canada Ministerial Dialogue on Climate and Environment, and then held the first dialogue.
＜Details of the Bilateral Signatures and the First Dialogue＞
■ Date and time
November 17, 2022, from 14:00 to 14:45 (EET)
■ Venue
COP27, International Congress Center, Sharm el-Sheikh, the Arab Republic of Egypt
■ Participants
Canada:
- H.E. Mr. Steven GUILBEAULT, Minister of Environment and Climate Change
- Other officials
Japan:
- NISHIMURA Akihiro, Minister of the Environment
- ONO Hiroshi, Vice-Minister for Global Environmental Affairs
- Other officials
November 17, 2022, from 14:00 to 14:45 (EET)
■ Venue
COP27, International Congress Center, Sharm el-Sheikh, the Arab Republic of Egypt
■ Participants
Canada:
- H.E. Mr. Steven GUILBEAULT, Minister of Environment and Climate Change
- Other officials
Japan:
- NISHIMURA Akihiro, Minister of the Environment
- ONO Hiroshi, Vice-Minister for Global Environmental Affairs
- Other officials
＜Outline of the First Dialogue＞
NISHIMURA Akihiro, Minister of the Environment, Japan, and H.E. Mr. Steven GUILBEAULT, Minister of Environment and Climate Change of Canada, held the Japan-Canada Ministerial Dialogue on Climate and Environment. Please refer to the attachment for the objectives and major topics of discussion of the policy dialogue.
