Slovenia’s president also took part in a roundtable discussion on the subject of food security, and a discussion on climate change education. “Food is a pillar of stability and peace," he emphasised, and added that since 2019 Slovenia had tripled its contribution to food security. President Pahor highlighted how such security and environmental protection go hand in hand. “We must do more to become sustainable, and agriculture must not contribute to climate change. We must reduce the amount of food waste and find ways of returning to seasonal and traditional food,” he noted.

Slovenia will be represented in Egypt by the climate negotiator Tina Kobilšek. The first part of the climate conference will also be attended by the state secretary at the Ministry of the Environment Uroš Vajgl. In the second part, the Slovenian delegation will be led by the Minister of the Environment and Spatial Planning Uroš Brežan. COP27 will end on November 18th, and the main slogan of the conference is “Together for Implementation”.

In a report published a few days ago, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) found that in the past three decades temperatures in Europe had risen twice as rapidly as the global average – the fastest growth on any of the continents. In thirty years the average temperature in Europe has risen by approximately 1.5°C. Slovenia is warming up even faster than the European average.