Responding to climate change - an urgent global issue People in many regions of the world have had to face record heat waves, due to climate change in recent years. Scientists confirmed that July 2023 was the hottest month in recorded history, affecting tens of millions of people. President of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), Sultan Al Jaber called on the Group of Twenty (G20), to play a leading role in efforts to respond to climate change. 09:22 | 03/08/2023