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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
9/19/2023 7:39:02 PM
Could there be a link between the earthquakes that struck Morocco, Syria, and Turkey and climate change, asks
Ahmed Mustafa
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
9/19/2023 7:34:30 PM
With the world facing crises including climate change and increasing geopolitical polarisation, there is a greater need than ever for a strong and confident United Nations, writes Hussein Haridy
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Business
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Energy
9/19/2023 2:24:22 PM
Mahmoud Mohieldin, the UN climate change high-level champion for Egypt, has urged reforms in the global finance architecture supported by a swift change in the policies of multilateral development banks (MDBs).
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World
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International
9/19/2023 1:28:00 PM
Leaders of a world fractured by war, climate change and persisting inequality gather under one roof Tuesday to hear the U.N. chief summon them to take united action on humanity’s huge challenges – and to start delivering their own assessments on the most global of stages.
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World
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International
9/18/2023 6:17:34 PM
Yelling that the future and their lives depend on ending fossil fuels, tens of thousands of protesters on Sunday kicked off a week where leaders will try once again to curb climate change primarily caused by coal, oil and natural gas.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
9/18/2023 2:28:47 PM
Egypt's Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad will co-chair climate finance and implementation mechanisms negotiations at the upcoming 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, alongside her Canadian counterpart Steven Guilbeaul.
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World
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International
9/18/2023 10:44:41 AM
For two years, it was the coronavirus pandemic. Then, it was Russia's war in Ukraine. Throughout it all, the perils of climate change, poverty, and inequality have steadily, increasingly thrummed through each convening of world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly.
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World
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International
9/16/2023 10:53:53 AM
Two of President Joe Biden 's top goals — fighting climate change and expanding the middle class by supporting unions — are colliding in the key battleground state of Michigan as the United Auto Workers go on strike against the country's biggest car companies.
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World
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International
9/15/2023 7:01:49 PM
Tens of thousands of climate activists around the world are protesting Friday and through the weekend to call for an end to the burning of planet-warming fossil fuels as the globe suffers dramatic weather extremes and record-breaking heat.
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Egypt
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Society
9/14/2023 6:20:22 PM
Sherif Sedqy, CEO of the Egyptian Space Agency (EgSA), announced that the remote sensing MisrSat-2 satellite, assembled and tested in Egypt, is ready to launch in December 2023, monitoring climate changes, desertification and land degradation.
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Business
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Energy
9/13/2023 3:33:29 PM
The Africa Climate Summit (ACS) has contributed to creating a unified African voice that expresses the priorities of development and climate action in the continent at different international forums, foremost of which are the UN meetings in New York and COP28 in Dubai, stated Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN Climate Change High Level Champion for Egypt and UN special envoy on Financing the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
9/12/2023 8:15:47 PM
The Arab Regional Forum in Beirut is building on the development agenda set out at the Cairo Conference on Population and Development 30 years ago
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Business
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Energy
9/12/2023 12:45:16 PM
World demand for oil, gas and coal is forecast to peak this decade for the first time as the use of cleaner energy and electric cars accelerates, the International Energy Agency's chief wrote Tuesday in the Financial Times.
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World
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International
9/11/2023 1:42:21 PM
Climate change is sparking human rights emergencies in numerous countries, the UN rights chief said Monday, decrying widespread misinformation sowing chaos and confusion to deny that reality.
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World
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International
9/10/2023 3:01:52 PM
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrapped up Sunday a G20 summit that played down deep divisions over the war in Ukraine and climate change, but gave him a moment in the diplomatic spotlight.
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World
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International
9/9/2023 8:47:40 PM
The G20 summit in New Delhi managed to defy expectations and reach consensus on a joint declaration by world leaders, but not without compromises over the Ukraine conflict and action on climate change.
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Business
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Economy
9/7/2023 6:41:03 PM
The leaders of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank announced Thursday that the two institutions will collaborate more closely to tackle the "existential threat" posed by climate change.
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Life & Style
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Health
9/7/2023 1:18:49 PM
Bangladesh is experiencing its most severe dengue outbreak on record, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, partly blaming climate change for contributing to the spread of such mosquito-borne diseases.
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World
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Africa
9/6/2023 5:06:49 PM
African leaders on Wednesday demanded sweeping changes to the global financial system and urged the international community to back a surge in renewable energy as they wrapped up a landmark climate summit in Kenya.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Focus
9/5/2023 10:10:00 PM
Voluntary carbon markets can provide a way for companies, organisations, and individuals to offset their greenhouse-gas emissions and reduce their environmental impact, writes Sawsan Samy Elawady
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