To reduce air and climate emissions from critical sectors and increase resilience to air pollution in Greater Cairo.
On the 27th of September 2022 in Cairo, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the European Union (EU), the Embassy of Denmark, the Embassy of Switzerland and the African Climate Foundation signed a new $6.2 million project to support Egypt’s presidency of the 27th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) to be held in Sharm El-Sheikh from 7–18 November this year. ... Read more
On 28th September 2022, in Cairo, Egypt’s COP27 Presidency set out its vision for the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, taking place in Egypt’s coastal city of Sharm El-Sheikh from November 7th to the 18th. ... Read more
On the 21st of October 2022, members of the Egyptian COP27 Presidency Team and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held an all-day consultation with speakers from previous COP Presidencies in Cairo. ... Read more
On the 24th of October 2022, the COP27 Presidency hosted in Cairo the Roundtable on discussing the draft report of “Independent High-level Expert Group on Scaling up Investment and Finance to Deliver on Climate Ambition and Development Goals”. ... Read more
On the 2nd of September 2022, the ‘Cairo Climate Talks (CCT)’ convened the “Let’s Green Together” kids’ festival with the aim of educating children aged 10 to15 about climate change, from science to green habits. ... Read more
With the goal of enhancing the performance of the logistics and transportation sectors in Egypt and to support the shift towards low-carbon transportation along the Alexandria–Greater Cairo Area (GCA) railway corridor, the World Bank's Board of Executive Directors, on 3rd October 2022, approved a US$400 million development financing agreement. ... Read more
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The second edition of the Egypt – International Cooperation Forum and Meeting of the African Ministers of Finance and Environment was recently held between 7th and 9th September 2022 at St. Regis Almasa Convention Center, New Administrative Capital, Cairo, Egypt. ... Read more
A Cairo Roundtable was organized on the 5th and 6th of September 2022 on the ‘UN Global Early Warning Initiative: Developing the Global Architecture for Delivery on Early Warnings for All’ and hosted by the Egyptian Foreign Affairs Ministry in Cairo, Egypt. ... Read more
The fifth Cairo Water Week, CWW2022 will be held from the 16th to the 19th of October 2022 at the Nile Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Cairo, Egypt on the theme, ‘Water at the heart of climate action.’ ... Read more
Ahead of COP27, Cairo attempts to shed the tag as one of the world’s most polluted cities. As Egypt prepares to host the COP27 climate change conference city of Sharm El Sheikh in November, its capital Cairo is likely to be in the limelight as well. ... Read more
In collaboration with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping, and Peacebuilding (CCCPA), an Egyptian public agency, hosted the first preparatory meeting to go over the components of a new initiative on climate change and the sustainability of peace. ... Read more
Egypt is set to host the COP27 this year. The country is also launching its 2050 climate strategy. The country’s environment ministry recently had a discussion with the representatives of the IMF about it. ... Read more
On the sidelines of the UN Ocean Conference 2022 held in Lisbon, Egyptian Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad had a bilateral discussion with the Member of the House of Lords of the UK Lord Zac Goldsmith. The discussion was focused on several environmental issues and the preparations for the COP27 climate summit which is going to be held in Egypt in November this year. ... Read more
Egypt’s International Cooperation Minister Rania Al-Mashat emphasized the need for adequate financing tools to achieve the climate action goals. She highlighted that one of the main obstacles to the climate action targets is the lack of climate financing. ... Read more
An event called ‘150 Days to go’ was celcebreated by the British Embassy in Cairo for the COP27 event scheduled for November this year, also celebrating the green partnership between UK and Egypt. ... Read more
The climate change conference hosted by Germany in Bonn starting next week will set the tone for the upcoming COP27 to be held in Cairo, Egypt. The Bonn conference will focus on climate change, emission reductions and adaptation strategies in changing climate. ... Read more
Egypt will launch its National Strategy for Climate Change for 2050 in the presence of Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli and other groups of ministers. ... Read more
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Egypt is set to host this year’s UN climate conference COP27, in November. Cairo– the capital of Egypt has constantly ranked low in air quality rankings. The PM 2.5 concentration in the air according to the WHO should not be more than 5 mg per meter cube, in Cairo it’s 72mg per meter cube according to Global Ambient Air Database. ... Read more
The Egyptian authorities have announced that this Eid there will be an eco-friendly alternative to the traditional lanterns as they are environmentally harmful. ... Read more
Cairo, Egypt’s sprawling capital, is set on the Nile River and happens to be a modern metropolis. It's one of the biggest cities in the Middle East with thousands of Minarets and a splendid place to explore Egyptian history and culture. At its heart is Tahrir Square and the vast Egyptian Museum, a trove of antiquities including royal mummies and gilded King Tutankhamun artifacts.
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