Written by Amitabh SinhaUpdated: November 12, 2025 01:23 PM IST 3 min readA Brazil flag flies outside the venue for the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025 (AP)Ethiopia has been confirmed as the host of the 32nd edition of the annual climate change conference (COP32) in 2027, even as the choice of next year’s host remains uncertain.Ethiopia was selected by the African group of countries over its rival Nigeria, which too had bid to host the event. Ethiopia will organize COP32 in its capital city, Addis Ababa, the country announced in Belem, Brazil where the COP30 meeting is currently happening.The host country of COP31 next year is still undecided, with both Australia and Turkiye persisting with their candidature.The COP meetings are held by rotation in five UN-designated geographical regions – Africa, Asia-Pacific, Eastern Europe, Latin America and Caribbean, and Western Europe and Others. Countries volunteer to host the event. But if there are more than one candidate, the respective geographical region selects one by consensus.The host country acts as the president of the climate conference, and in that capacity exercises immense influence over the proceedings and outcomes.Next year’s COP has to be hosted by the Western Europe and Others geographical region. Australia had announced its intention to host COP31 in Adelaide a long time back, but then Turkiye also threw its hat in the ring, and since then a deadlock has prevailed. Both the countries claim to have the support of a majority of the countries in the group, but the matter is not decided by vote. It has to be a consensus decision. That means one of the candidates has to eventually withdraw.The decision has to be taken no later than the end of COP30 in Belem to give the next host enough time to make preparations for the event, which for the last couple of years has been attracting over 50,000 participants.Story continues below this adA similar situation had prevailed while deciding on the host of the COP29 event, which eventually went to Baku, Azerbaijan.Meanwhile, India has expressed its intention to host the COP33 event in 2028, when the conference returns to the Asia region. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had made this known in 2023 itself during the Dubai conference (COP28). So far, no other country from Asia has made the bid for COP33.If allocated, it would be the second time that India will host a COP. New Delhi had hosted COP8 in 2002, long before these events became a high-profile event, attracting hundreds of heads of states and governments.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:Climate change