Since its launch in January 2023, the Coalition of Trade Ministers on Climate has grown to 60 members. The reception will provide an opportunity for registered stakeholders to hear from a number of ministers of the coalition on the nexus of trade, climate, and sustainable development and how inclusive cooperation on trade can make a positive contribution to the global climate agenda. Coalition Co-lead H.E. Ms. Sonsoles García, Minister for Production, Trade, Investment, and Fisheries of Ecuador will open the reception.

The reception took place from 6-8pm on 27 February at the IISD Trade + Sustainability Hub in the Pearl Rotana Hotel in Abu Dhabi.