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Business
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Economy
12/29/2022 12:45:38 PM
Africa needs over $100 billion every year through 2030 to make progress in climate change mitigation and adaptation, Chief Economist and Head of Strategy, Analysis and Research at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Africa Raymond Gilpin told Ahram Online.
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World
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International
12/29/2022 10:54:57 AM
The world is getting warmer, winters included.
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World
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International
12/28/2022 12:53:31 PM
Catastrophic floods, crop-wilting droughts and record heatwaves this year have shown that climate change warnings are increasingly becoming reality and this is "just the beginning", experts say, as international efforts to cut planet-heating emissions founder.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Focus
12/28/2022 9:50:00 AM
The climate perils caused by wars have come into focus now that the Ukraine-Russia conflict is casting a dangerous shadow over the issue of climate change
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Business
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Economy
12/26/2022 9:22:42 PM
In an interview with Al-Arabiya News channel, UN Climate Change High Level Champion for Egypt Mahmoud Mohieldin said that though global recession is inevitable in 2023 developing countries can find ways to alleviate its impact.
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World
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Region
12/24/2022 3:23:48 PM
Residents of the oasis of Alnif say they can't remember a drought this bad: The land is dry. Some wells are empty. Palm groves that date back more than 100 years are barren.
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Business
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Economy
12/21/2022 7:05:29 PM
Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN Climate Change High Level Champion for Egypt and UN Special Envoy on Financing 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, said that calling for restructuring the global finance system to be more fair and efficient in financing developmental and climate action is one of the most important outcomes of COP27.
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COP27
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Climate change
12/21/2022 5:58:07 PM
Spain is about to conclude its hottest year on record, the nation's weather service said Wednesday.
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COP27
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Climate change
12/19/2022 2:27:45 PM
Alessandra Sensi, head of the environment, green and blue economy sector at the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), spoke about the complex challenges facing the Mediterranean region from climate change, pollution and economic hardship.
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World
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International
12/18/2022 10:03:46 PM
A UN nature deal proposed Sunday calls to protect at least 30 percent of the planet by 2030 and asks rich countries to stump up $20 billion in yearly aid for developing nations to save their ecosystems.
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COP27
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Climate change
12/17/2022 3:16:35 PM
Egypt’s launch of the first voluntary carbon market in Africa during the recent UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh has shed light on how both the government and the private sector can contribute to financing emission reductions, especially in agriculture.
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Business
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Energy
12/16/2022 3:53:05 PM
Egypt has received a total financing of about $300 million from the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the world’s largest climate fund, mandated to support developing countries realise their ambitions towards mitigating and adapting to climate change.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Living
12/13/2022 9:06:59 PM
Architect Menna H Ashour explores the power of art and creativity in enhancing awareness of climate change and sustainability in the first-ever Sustainable Design Festival in Egypt
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Economy
12/13/2022 5:40:40 PM
The African Economic Conference this week shed light on the continent’s challenges, starting with the aftermath of the pandemic, the repercussions of war, and climate change, reports Doaa Abdel-Moneim from Mauritius
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Egypt
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Politics
12/11/2022 6:09:48 PM
The US-Africa Leaders’ Summit is expected to complement the outcomes of the 27th UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) Egypt hosted in November by strengthening international commitments towards developing countries on climate change, Egypt's Ambassador to the United States Motaz Zahran said.
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Business
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Economy
12/11/2022 4:47:24 PM
During the conclusion of the African Economic Conference (AEC 2022) on Sunday, participants stressed the importance of building on the outcomes of the 27th UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) for more just climate action financing for the continent, especially the establishment of Losses and Damages Fund.
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COP27
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Climate change
12/10/2022 11:48:05 AM
Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN climate change high-level champion for Egypt and UN Special Envoy on Financing the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, has been selected by New African Magazine as one of the 100 most influential Africans of 2022.
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Business
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Economy
12/9/2022 5:50:02 PM
The 17th edition of the African Economic Conference (AEC) kicked off Friday in Balaclava, Mauritius by praising the 27th UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) the Egypt hosted in November for identifying the African continent’s needs amid the ongoing climate crisis.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
12/8/2022 2:52:00 PM
Egypt inaugurated the first phase of New Mansoura, one of 30 fourth-generation smart cities planned since 2014.
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COP27
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Sharm El-Sheikh
12/5/2022 3:28:59 PM
An Egyptian delegation comprising officials from several ministries will head to the UAE to exchange expertise with Emirati officials who participated in last month's UN conference on climate change COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh and to coordinate on COP28, to be held in Dubai in 2023, said Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry.
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