What the 2026 ‘triple COP’ year means for Kenyan businesses

An antidesertification site in Kubuqi desert in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, on June 12, 2026.

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The past two weeks in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, have brought climate, land and biodiversity issues close to the business agenda, as governments, investors and companies gathered for the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) COP17.

The meeting, which ran from August 17 to 28, also provided a glimpse of what the 2026 “triple COP” year could mean for companies as environmental negotiations move from land to biodiversity and finally climate.

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