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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Doaa Moneim – Ahram Online “The total investment by the European Investment Bank (EIB) in Egypt is expected to reach €1B in 2021”, said Alfredo Abad, the head of the EIB’s Regional Representation to the Near East, during the Cairo Water Week forum on Tuesday. The Cairo Water Week is …
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Egypt Today Rania al-Mashat, Egypt Minister of International Cooperation, and Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment met, Wednesday, with Ayat Soliman, the Regional Director of the World Bank Group’s Sustainable Development Department for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Experts from both sides the meeting to discuss climate action …
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Egypt Today The first ‘Egypt International Cooperation Forum’ (Egypt-ICF) kicked off in Cairo on Wednesday. Egypt- ICF is organised by the Ministry of International Cooperation, under the auspices of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi with the participation of senior government representatives from Africa, Europe and Latin America, heads of international and …
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Egypt Today The Egyptian Ministry of International Cooperation announced, Thursday, that 35 virtual training programs have been organised in coordination with China. A total of 210 governmental staff have enrolled in these programs. They include individuals from the transport, maritime transport, health, education, space science, environment, industry, solidarity, agriculture, and …
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Doaa Moniem – Ahram Online Egypt’s Ministry of International Cooperation and the African Development Bank (AfDB) inked a development finance deal worth €109 Million on Thursday, to provide sanitation services for Luxor’s rural areas residential communities. According to the agreement, AfDB will provide €108 Million alongside a €1 Million grant …
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Egypt Today Egypt rose five ranks to 83rd on the Sustainable Development Index 2020, among 166 states, according to Hala al-Said, Minister of Planning and Economic Development on Monday. Last year, Egypt was ranked 92nd among 162 states, recording an overall score of 68.8 on all 17, 2015/2030 Sustainable Development …
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Egypt Today Minister of International Cooperation Rania al-Mashat and the European Union Ambassador in Cairo Christian Berger discussed, on Thursday, means of renewing the framework of bilateral cooperation in various fields. “Strategic relations between Egypt and the European Union has been reflected positively on Egypt’s development”, the International Cooperation Ministry …
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Doaa Moneim – Ahram Online Egypt’s House of Representatives approved two agreements with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the French Development Agency (FDA). The agreements, worth €336 Million, “aim to boost Egypt’s electricity network and finance development policies to achieve the ‘2030 National Agenda’ and the …
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Doaa Moneim – Ahram Online Egypt’s Ministry of International Cooperation, the National Council for Women (NCW) and the World Economic Forum (WEF) have launched the ‘Closing the Gender Gap Accelerator’. It is a National public-private collaboration model, enabling governments and businesses to take decisive action to close economic gender gaps. …
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