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Opinion
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3/14/2024 11:41:44 AM
Today is World Kidney Day, and an opportunity not just to draw attention to the importance of kidney health – which is too often overlooked – but also to connect the dots between our kidneys, carbon, and climate change, for the benefit of both people and our planet.
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Opinion
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2/28/2024 1:25:31 PM
The MENA region faces severe water scarcity and climate shocks. As a result, we must prioritize the adaptation to climate change, as well as mitigating greenhouse gas emissions.
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World
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International
2/13/2024 10:08:58 PM
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres lamented Tuesday the emphasis placed by some governments on buying weapons at the cost of policies tackling global warming and hunger.
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World
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Africa
2/7/2024 12:45:33 PM
The UN’s World Food Program says it aims to reach up to 3 million Ethiopians affected by climate change and conflict in the coming weeks, half the number it supported in the East African country before the agency introduced a lengthy aid suspension last year.
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World
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International
1/23/2024 10:18:06 PM
Environmental activists face a severe crackdown in Britain, a UN expert warned Tuesday, lamenting that peaceful protesters face long prison terms and are the targets of "toxic discourse".
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World
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International
1/13/2024 2:17:05 PM
A prolonged dry spell is sweeping across the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir during the harshest phase of winter, leaving many people sick and farmers worried about impending water shortages.
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World
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Region
1/9/2024 7:09:42 PM
Earth last year shattered global annual heat records, flirted with the world’s agreed-upon warming threshold and showed more signs of a feverish planet, the European climate agency said Tuesday.
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Business
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Energy
1/2/2024 2:32:59 PM
The Egyptian Cabinet's Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) Tuesday said Egypt ranked 22nd among 63 countries in the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2024, recording 61.8 points.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
12/19/2023 1:00:00 PM
With the rise in the number of climate-related disasters and extreme weather-related events, it is essential that the relevant actors come together to prepare for and mitigate their effects, writes Emad El-Din Adly
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
12/13/2023 6:38:29 PM
Egypt has welcomed the consensus reached on several historic resolutions at the 28th session of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, commending its successful hosting.
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World
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Region
12/13/2023 10:33:03 AM
Nearly 200 nations meeting in Dubai on Wednesday approved a first-ever call for the world to transition away from fossil fuels, the top culprit of climate change behind a planetary crisis.
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Business
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Energy
12/12/2023 10:02:23 PM
Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for Egypt and UN Special Envoy on Financing the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda emphasized on Tuesday his keen focus on global climate action.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
12/12/2023 7:45:28 PM
A consensus appears to be emerging around a few ideas to solve the global economy’s problems, but there are still many obstacles on the way, writes José Antonio Ocampo
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World
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Region
12/11/2023 10:56:46 PM
Countries moved closer to reaching what critics called a watered-down final deal on how to act on climate change on Monday, to the disappointment and anger of nations who called to phase out planet-warming fossil fuels as the United Nations summit in Dubai neared its culmination.
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Business
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Energy
12/7/2023 1:20:11 PM
Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN climate change high-level champion for Egypt, emphasized the significance of implementing debt swaps as a key mechanism to finance climate and development initiatives in developing countries.
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Business
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Economy
12/6/2023 10:01:12 AM
Egypt’s delegation to the 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), headed by President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, finalized crucial agreements, MoUs, and initiatives spanning green energy, climate action, and gender equality during the first week of the conference.
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Business
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Energy
12/5/2023 6:28:11 PM
Egypt's Minister of International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat witnessed Tuesday the launch of an international partnership to enhance women’s ability to adapt to climate change and ensure a just, gender-responsive transition, during a high-level event at COP28 in Dubai.
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World
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Africa
12/4/2023 9:12:49 PM
The death toll from landslides and flooding triggered by heavy rainfall in northern Tanzania climbed to 68 on Monday, a regional official said, as rescue workers searched for trapped survivors.
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World
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Region
12/4/2023 8:21:54 PM
Saudi Arabia's energy minister dismissed Western donations to a new climate loss and damage fund as "small change" as he trumpeted Riyadh's pledges of cash to developing countries on Monday.
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World
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Region
12/4/2023 2:22:11 PM
The Emirati head of the UN climate conference insisted on Monday that he respects climate science after he came under fire over a leaked video in which he questions the science on fossil fuels.
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