Opinion
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12/4/2024 5:54:05 PM
The recent United Nations Climate Change Conference in Baku (COP29) and G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro were a watershed, particularly for developing countries.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
11/26/2024 5:30:53 PM
The financing agreement for the developing countries agreed at the UN COP29 Climate Conference in Baku this week is a step in the right direction, but leaves a lot to be desired, and implemented, writes Mahmoud Mohieldin
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World
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International
11/24/2024 11:40:40 AM
The world approved a bitterly negotiated climate deal Sunday but poorer nations most at the mercy of worsening disasters dismissed a $300 billion a year pledge from wealthy historic polluters as insultingly low.
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World
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International
11/23/2024 8:27:06 PM
Splintered and rudderless after developing nations rejected what they called too little money to deal with climate change, United Nations talks dissolved into factions Saturday.
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World
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International
11/23/2024 1:44:22 PM
More than 300 activist groups on Saturday jointly urged developing nations to walk away from deadlocked COP29 climate negotiations if wealthy countries do not make a better offer.
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Life & Style
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City Lights
11/22/2024 6:12:11 PM
Khaled Noby, CEO of Nature Conservation Egypt (NCE), was selected as an impact maker for the COP29 Global Communications Campaign. This nomination recognizes NCE’s pioneering work in safeguarding biodiversity in Egypt.
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World
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International
11/21/2024 11:42:12 AM
A fresh draft of a climate pact unveiled Thursday at COP29 failed to break an impasse over money, with time running out for nations to reach a long-sought trillion-dollar finance agreement.
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World
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International
11/20/2024 9:45:41 AM
With time running down, negotiators at the United Nations annual climate talks on Wednesday returned to the puzzle of finding an agreement to bring far more money for vulnerable nations to adapt than wealthier countries have shown they're willing to pay.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Features
11/19/2024 10:38:35 PM
Egyptian multiple Guinness World Record holder Ali Abdo e-biked his way across 10 countries to the UN COP29 Summit in Azerbaijan to draw attention to the urgency of climate action
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
11/19/2024 10:08:53 PM
Egypt hopes the UN COP29 Climate Summit will unleash opportunities for developing nations to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change.
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World
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International
11/18/2024 1:25:29 PM
Nations returned Monday to the negotiating table at deadlocked UN climate talks in Azerbaijan, but with time running out hopes of a breakthrough are pinned on G20 leaders meeting in Brazil.
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Business
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Economy
11/17/2024 6:32:03 PM
Egypt secured more than $2.5 billion from International Financial Institutions (IFIs) to finance the private sector's energy projects over the past two years, Minister of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat announced on Sunday.
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World
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International
11/17/2024 5:43:53 PM
Distractions were bigger than deals in the first week of United Nations climate talks, leaving a lot to be done, especially on the main issue of money.
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World
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International
11/16/2024 6:27:15 PM
Hundreds of activists formed a human chain outside one of the main plenary halls at the United Nations climate summit on what is traditionally their biggest protest day during the two-week talks.
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Business
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Energy
11/14/2024 4:55:00 PM
Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad stressed Thursday that climate adaptation urgently needs more technical and financial resources and impactful coordination among stakeholders, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Environment.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
11/13/2024 2:23:51 PM
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly stated that the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) offers an opportunity to reaffirm all parties' commitment to fulfilling their pledges under the Framework Convention and Paris Agreement, particularly in financing support for developing countries.
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World
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International
11/13/2024 12:19:11 PM
More than two dozen world leaders are delivering remarks at the United Nations' annual climate conference on Wednesday, with many heart-hit nations detailing their nations' firsthand experience with the catastrophic weather that has come with climate change.
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World
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International
11/13/2024 11:13:22 AM
A fresh draft of a UN climate deal released Wednesday proposes concrete options to raise funding for poorer countries, but leaves unresolved sticking points that have long delayed an agreement.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
11/12/2024 6:22:13 PM
Taking stock of the climate crisis, Mahmoud Mohieldin reflects on the COP29
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
11/12/2024 3:23:57 PM
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly attended Tuesday the opening of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) held in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku from 11 to 22 November.
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