Ulaanbaatar
World Bank to Assist Mongolia in COP17 Preparations
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Ulaanbaatar, October 28, 2025 /MONTSAME/. Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Batbaatar Bat, met with Vice President for Sustainable Development at the World Bank, Juergen Voegle, during a high-level conservation and investment forum hosted by the International Conservation Caucus Foundation (ICCF Group) in Washington, D.C. The meeting was also attended by Valerie Hickey, Global Director for Climate Change at the World Bank.
Discussions
focused on preparations for the 17th Conference of the Parties
(COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD),
which Mongolia will host in August 2026. The two sides also exchanged views on
broader cooperation on environmental protection and climate change mitigation.
At the
meeting, the World Bank expressed its full support for Mongolia’s COP17
preparations and announced plans to dispatch a technical team to Ulaanbaatar in
November to assist with coordination and planning.
The parties
reaffirmed their shared commitment to greening the agricultural sector,
improving soil and water quality, and localizing system-based approaches to
turn sustainable solutions into practical action.
