The 27th Conference of the Parties (COP 27) to the UNFCCC hosted by Egypt in Sharm el-Sheikh from 6-18 November 2022. Global food security and priority areas relevant to FAO’s mandate are high on this year's agenda. FAO is actively engaged in the climate conference, leading and co-leading events and supporting member countries with technical advice both within and outside the climate negotiations. 

Together with CGIAR and The Rockefeller Foundation, FAO are hosting the Food and Agriculture Pavilion in the Blue Zone, supporting the Water and Climate Pavilion and leading side-events in venues throughout the COP27 Blue and Green Zones. 

FAO is advocating for global action on climate and nutrition and is committed to supporting the development and implementation of the Glasgow–Sharm el-Sheikh work programme on the global goal on adaptation (2022–23), the Enhanced Transparency Framework, the Glasgow work programme for Action for Climate Empowerment and the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture. Countries are supported by FAO in these processes through technical assistance and knowledge products.
 
The Egyptian Presidency is working with FAO to highlight the importance of food systems through the Food and Agriculture for Sustainable Transitions Initiative (FAST), a global agriculture initiative built on tangible deliverables with a strong focus on governance. FAO is also part of the launch of the initiative on Climate Action and Nutrition (I-CAN), and the 50 by 2050 Initiative led by Egypt to recycle 50 percent of Africa’s waste by 2050.