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ELITE Vol.1, Issue 39, January 2022
Vol.1, Issue 39, January

are emitted daily from vehicles and industrial activities
and others….

That said, the green transformation has become an
urgent necessity and an urgent need, and not just a
proposed strategy: Egypt has had a long history of
achievements under its frameworks of sustainable
development, its environmental dimension, and its
thirteenth goal (climate action) according to its SDG’s list:
In fact, Egypt currently hosts more than thirty projects,
the most important of which are renewable energy
projects, such as: “Benban” for solar energy, “Jabal al-
Zayt” for wind energy, and other projects.

She also stated that Egypt would participate in the joint
and ability to adapt to Climate change, 3-Improving international action to reduce emissions to zero by mid-
business governance and management, 4- Improving century, limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees
infrastructure 5- Promoting scientific research and annually, as intended by the agenda of the 2015 Paris
technology transfer, and in turn, these goals are based Climate Agreement. This could also be achieved through
on several axes, the most important of which is defining acceleration of the phase via investment in the green
roles and responsibilities, localizing infrastructure for economy and the reduction of fossil energy, as well as
financing climate activities, and promoting banking Green the involvement of civil society organizations whose role
and innovative financing mechanisms. is undoubtedly important. Adding to that mobilizing
funding and promises made by rich countries to provide
Her Excellency continued displaying more efforts 100 billion In support of the climate file, it is worth
regarding Egypt's participation in the Glasgow Summit, mentioning that Egypt's percentage of the world's total
noting that many fellow ministries have praised the emissions of carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide does not
contribution and activity of the ministry of Environment in exceed 0.6%, which is a very small percentage compared
the matter of climate change, and how a number of to the United States, 22.2% and China’s 18.4%.
meetings as well as bilateral conferences were held in
order to enhance means of cooperation in climate issues, The attendees had the opportunity to ask their
and to emphasize Egypt's leadership in the region and questions regarding the climate file, and Her Excellency
the continent regarding climate change. Henceforth, answered all questions in general: we mention the most
efforts should be invested in establishing fruitful important and relevant ones: Boris Johnson and his
cooperation frameworks on all levels, and fortunately, the statements about the sinking of the city Alexandria, are
climate conference resulted in the establishment of the they carefully stated or just speculation? Dr.Jasmine
African Resilience and Adaptation Center in Cairo seeking replied declarations by Johnson that Alexandria, Miami
the promotion of further continental and international and Shanghai would drown if the temperature rose The
cooperation, as well as to provide advice and support to Earth's temperature is 4 degrees Celsius are correct,
decision makers. and such a statement must be taken seriously and not
for an idle speculation, especially that climate change
It has been officially announced that Egypt will host the has dire demographic effects. Dr.Amr Moussa added to
Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations the latter, that there are indeed islands that have been
Convention for upcoming climate change COP27 in flooded already and have completely disappeared as a
Sharm El Sheikh in November 2022, which indeed marks result of melting snow and rising sea levels.
a tangible proof of Egypt’s role seriousness.
Another question asker wondered about the great
Dr. continued. Jasmine carried on outlining the main burden that the Ministry of Environment bears on its
issues in climate change, such as fluctuations in the four shoulders,with a file as large and extensive as the
seasons, daily weather, and unseasonal rain, as well the climate file, except that d. Yasmine replied that the
rise of temperatures above estimated averages, not to Ministry of Environment is not a working ministry alone,
mention droughts and desertification and the high but rather an entire sector that operates under it, with
evaporation rates. the cooperation and input of many research centres,
The precedents are mostly due to the conventional universities and organizations, also noting the
pollution sources, including the tons of pollutants that integration and synergy with many ministries, led by the

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