The time to commit and act to protect our planet is NOW. Elena Panova* Every day, we wake up on distressing news relaying stark warnings issued by experts and scientists that our planet, and our very existence on it, are under serious threat due to climate change. A human-made crisis. …
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Ahram Online The third round of the Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development will be held under the auspices of President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo on Tuesday 21 June. The event is expected to host 900 representatives from 50 countries, including ministers, senior officials, think tanks, the private sector …
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Ahram Online Egyptian Foreign Minister and President-designate of the 27th session of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) Sameh Shoukry held a series of meetings at the Bonn UN Climate Conference in Germany on Tuesday and Wednesday. “The 56th session of subsidiary bodies aims to lay the groundwork for success …
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Egypt Today Egyptian Foreign Minister and president-designate of COP 27, Sameh Shokry, took part in the sixth Ministerial Meeting on Climate Work held in the Swedish capital Stockholm on Tuesday. The Minister delivered a speech highlighting the salience of implementing climate pledges and the Paris Climate Agreement. He stressed the …
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Egypt Independent The Egyptian Cabinet established a company on Wednesday to allocate, operate and manage electric vehicle charging stations in in Egypt. “Public authorities with jurisdiction over public lands and garages are obligated to provide space within a range of 5% and 10% within the capacity of waiting areas to …
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Egypt Today Discussions on climate change repercussions affecting Africa were reviewed by Egyptian Minister of International Cooperation Rania al-Mashat and Vera Songwe United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of UNECA at a meeting on Tuesday. The two sides reviewed the mechanism required to put African countries in control to address …
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Egypt Today Executive Vice President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans expressed his optimism on the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference 2022 (UNFCCC) COP27 at a press conference in Egypt on Monday. “The participation of world leaders in the next UN Climate Change Conference COP27 is set for Sharm El-Sheikh …
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The wealthy are the biggest greenhouse-gas emitters, Jayati Ghosh writes, yet carbon taxes hit the poor hardest. Jayati Ghosh* It should be obvious: natural processes—and the ‘anthropocene’ effects on them—do not observe national boundaries. The atmosphere and the oceans do not rely on visas to cross borders, and the impact …
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Egypt Today Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry expressed an Egyptian interest to broaden relations with Singapore at a meeting with his Singaporean counterpart Vivian Balakrishnan on Thursday. Shoukry, who is president designate of COP27, reviewed the climate change priorities with the Singaporean Minister of Sustainability and Environment Grace Fu. They …
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Ahram Online “Egypt affirms commitment to address climate change and women’s empowerment”, President of the National Council for Women (NCW), Maya Morsy told the 66th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66). The CSW66, running between 14 and 25 March, is held under the theme “Achieving gender equality …
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