2022

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

RCOY MENA 2022 — the first edition

The region's first Regional Conference of Youth on Climate was hosted in Dubai alongside the World Green Economy Summit. It brought together more than 150 young people from 22 nations and established the format that every edition since has followed: national inputs, working groups, and a regional youth statement carried into the COP process.

• First edition
• 150+ participants
• 22 nations
• Alongside WGES

2023

Egypt

Arab Republic of Egypt

RCOY MENA 2023 — the second edition

The second edition was held in November 2023 with delegates from across the Middle East and North Africa. It consolidated the regional network built in Dubai and deepened the working-group model that turns country-level priorities into a shared regional position.

• Second edition
• November 2023
• Regional delegates

2024

Amman

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

RCOY MENA 2024 — the third edition

Around 300 participants gathered in Amman: young people, refugees and host communities, government officials and climate experts. The Jordan edition is remembered for putting displacement and host-community resilience at the centre of a regional climate agenda.

• Third edition
• ~300 participants
• Displacement & resilience

2025

Salalah

Sultanate of Oman

AYSCA 2025 — Arab Youth Climate Action Forum

The Arab Youth Climate Action Forum took place in Salalah from 27 to 30 September 2025, organised by Madad for Development with the support of the Environment Authority. It was the region's first large youth climate gathering hosted in Oman and the direct precursor to Nizwa.

• 27–30 September 2025
• Madad for Development
• Environment Authority