COP17
Mongolia to Propose Three Initiatives at COP17
As part of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30), a high-level event titled “From Talk to Action: Making COP30 a Turning Point for Synergistic Climate-Nature Action" was held on November 17, 2025, in the German Pavilion, Belem, Brazil.
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Clean-Up, Infrastructure Preparations for COP17 Underway at National Garden Park
As part of preparations for hosting the 17th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, efforts are underway to expand green areas within the National Garden Park in Ulaanbaatar. Landscaping works include the planting of more than 4,500 trees and shrubs of nine different types, along with grass.
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World Bank to Assist Mongolia in COP17 Preparations
Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Batbaatar Bat, met with Juergen Voegle, Vice President for Sustainable Development at the World Bank, during a high-level conservation and investment forum hosted by the International Conservation Caucus Foundation (ICCF Group) in Washington, D.C.
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Over 4,500 Trees and Shrubs to Be Planted Ahead of COP17
In preparation for the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (COP17), over 4,500 trees and shrubs of nine different species will be newly planted and cultivated at the project site for the conference’s temporary facilities.
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Mongolia Hosts Regional Workshop on Air Quality and Environmental Cooperation
The “National Workshop on Air Quality Management in Mongolia: Development and Prospects” is being held in Ulaanbaatar on September 24, 2025.
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Mongolia to Host COP17 on August 17-28, 2026
The 17th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will be held in Ulaanbaatar City, Mongolia, on August 17-28, 2026.
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Standing Committee on Environment, Food and Agriculture Commits to Supporting COP17 Budget
Members of the Standing Committee on Environment, Food and Agriculture of the State Great Khural of Mongolia visited the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change to review the sector’s legal reform objectives and activities on May 5, 2025. 
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Mongolia Plans to Host COP17 in August 2026
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World Bank Expresses Commitment to Supporting the UNCCD COP17 Conference
The World Bank expressed its commitment to fully supporting Mongolia’s initiative to establish the “International Land and Pasture Alliance for the Future” in conjunction with the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists, which will be held in 2026.
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Mongolia to Host UNCCD COP17 in 2026
On March 28, 2025, Prime Minister of Mongolia Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai addressed the plenary session of the State Great Khural of Mongolia on the current situation of climate change, desertification, and land degradation, as well as the measures to be taken moving forward.
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Mongolia Officially Confirmed as Host Country for COP17
On February 21, 2025, Minister of Environment and Climate Change of Mongolia Odontuya Saldan and Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification Ibrahim Thiaw signed the Host Country Agreement of the 17th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification at the UN Headquarters in Bonn, the Federal Republic of Germany. 
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National Organizing Committee for COP 17 Holds Inaugural Meeting
The National Committee in charge of Management and Coordination of Preparations for the 17th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), which will take place in Mongolia in 2026, held its inaugural Meeting on February 6, 2025, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia.
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In Preparation for COP17 in Mongolia: “Post-COP: Business and Investment Opportunities” Discussed
Mongolia will host the 17th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (COP17) for the first time in Ulaanbaatar in 2026. In anticipation of the conference, the Business Council of Mongolia and the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change jointly organized the “Post-COP: Business and Investment Opportunities” event on January 30, 2024.
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Emmanuel Macron: We will Support Mongolia in hosting UNCCD COP17
The Presidents of Mongolia and France briefed the press after the official talks. We present the summarized transcript of President Emmanuel Macron’s speech.
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