Egypt's Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouli has said that the country is set to launch its national strategy for climate change on Thursday as part of the preparation for hosting the UN Climate Change Conference 2022 (COP 27) scheduled for November 2022 in the seaside city of Sharm El-Sheikh.
Madbouli made the announcement on Wednesday during chairing the seventh session of the Egyptian higher committee tasked with preparing for the COP27 conference.
The meeting was attended by Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, Petroleum Minister Tarek El- Molla, Tourism Minister Khaled El-Anani, Finance Minister Mohamed Maait, Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad, and others.
During COP26 in Glasgow, Egypt launched the framework of its National Climate Change Strategy 2050.
The strategy focuses on five main objectives, including cutting emissions in various sectors to maintain sustainable economic growth, promoting the use of renewable energy sources, producing energy from waste, and using alternative energy forms like green hydrogen.
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, the COP27 president designate, said several initiatives in the fields of agricultural, energy, and water have been devised over the past period and expected to be launched on the sidelines of COP27.
Following the launch of the national strategy, Shoukry noted, Egypt could lure more funds to implement the Egyptian initiatives and projects, a cabinet statement said.
The website of the COP27 will be launched within days, Shoukry noted, pointed out that the promotional campaign of the international event has already been reviewed ahead of its introduction worldwide.
Source: Al-Ahram Online
