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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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World
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International
12/3/2023 11:15:21 PM
Tens of thousands of protesters marched in Brussels on Sunday to demand urgent action against climate change as world leaders gathered for crunch COP28 talks in the United Arab Emirates.
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Business
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Energy
12/3/2023 4:11:02 PM
Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN climate change high level champion for Egypt, announced the success of the second replenishment of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), which he coordinated in his capacity as climate champion for COP27, by raising the financing to $12.4 billion after 29 countries announced their contributions to the fund financing.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
12/3/2023 10:52:22 AM
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi held separate meetings on Saturday with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, and Tanzanian President Samia Hassan, on the sidelines of the 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai.
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