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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
11/7/2024 3:12:09 PM
Egypt launched on Thursday the first phase of a new climate-focused initiative, dubbed Atlas of Sustainable Egyptian Cities, to bolster the resilience of Egyptian cities against climate change, enhance sustainable urban planning, and secure a greener future, according to a statement by the Ministry of Local Development.
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Opinion
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11/2/2024 2:58:35 PM
As the US presidential election approaches, Americans are weighing crucial questions about the economy, reproductive freedom, climate change, and their country’s role in an increasingly volatile world. Yet beneath these policy debates lies an even more fundamental decision: Whether to elect a leader who will invite greater stability or more chaos.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Features
10/29/2024 4:45:04 PM
Egypt’s agricultural sector is becoming more climate-smart in order to meet the challenges of climate change, writes Sarah Elhosary
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
10/11/2024 3:59:26 PM
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg attended a climate change and pro-Palestinian rally in Milan on Friday, days after her criticism of Israel sparked a row over protests in Germany.
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Business
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Economy
10/8/2024 5:25:24 PM
The House of Representatives approved increasing the assistance grant agreement between Egypt and the United States of America (US) regarding the climate change initiative by $5.5 million to reach $20.5 million, Minister of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat announced on Tuesday.
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Life & Style
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Health
10/6/2024 12:21:58 PM
The World Health Organization announced a global plan to battle dengue and other diseases carried by mosquitos as they spread faster and further amid climate change.
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Business
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Energy
9/25/2024 6:36:42 PM
Egypt’s Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat said that the global south, representing 65 percent of the world's population, secures less than 15 percent of renewable energy investments, complicating efforts to meet sustainability goals.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
9/24/2024 5:44:01 PM
The repercussions of climate change are multiplying across the Horn of Africa region, with the ongoing conflict in Sudan adding to the displacement of vulnerable populations, writes Farouk Hussein Abu Deif
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World
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International
9/23/2024 11:45:29 AM
The U.N. General Assembly approved a blueprint Sunday to bring the world’s increasingly divided nations together to tackle 21st-century challenges from climate change and artificial intelligence to escalating conflicts and increasing inequality and poverty.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
9/22/2024 6:35:57 PM
Ahead of the COP29 Climate Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan’s ambassador to Egypt Elkhan Polukhov stated that the UN climate change conference will continue to work on ideas proposed at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh and put forth new ones, such as hosting the first gathering of faith leaders to hear their opinions on the global climate change crisis.
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World
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International
9/19/2024 8:59:39 PM
The World Bank announced Thursday that it delivered a record $42.6 billion in climate change financing in the 2024 financial year, up 10 percent from the previous year.
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World
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International
9/19/2024 1:22:46 PM
About a thousand residents were evacuated in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna after it was hit by torrential rains and severe flooding overnight, local media reported Thursday.
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World
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International
9/17/2024 5:58:25 PM
Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Tuesday pledged to make action on the climate crisis "central" to British foreign policy.
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World
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Africa
9/17/2024 2:41:56 PM
Green Climate Fund chief Mafalda Duarte is on a mission to help vulnerable nations that have yet to receive a penny from the world's largest dedicated source of climate finance.
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World
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International
9/16/2024 5:51:27 PM
Flooding sparked by Storm Boris in central Europe has burst dams, knocked out power and killed at least 15 people, authorities said Monday as some communities were cut off four days into the disaster.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Features
9/14/2024 11:11:00 PM
This year’s 12th Coastal Environment Forum focused on leveraging the marine wonders of Egypt’s Red Sea while presenting innovative means for their preservation.
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World
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International
9/10/2024 9:47:01 PM
Tens of thousands of people were forced to flee their homes on Tuesday as massive floods inundated northern Vietnam in the wake of Typhoon Yagi, while the death toll climbed to 127.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
9/7/2024 8:12:00 PM
The World Health Organisation (WHO) periodically issues warnings about the threat of malaria outbreaks in African countries, particularly those with swamp land near populated areas and that suffer from a lack of essential resources to combat the deadly disease.
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World
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International
9/4/2024 11:47:26 AM
Rising temperatures should trigger a global "red alert", the United Nations' weather and climate agency chief said Wednesday, after global heat indices again smashed records in August.
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World
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International
9/3/2024 10:43:38 PM
The world saw record average temperatures in August for the second year running, according to preliminary data from the EU's climate monitor seen by AFP on Tuesday.
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