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Egypt
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Society
5/30/2023 2:30:07 PM
Climate change and water scarcity pose challenges to achieving food security and meeting water needs in Egypt, according to Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Hani Sewilam.
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World
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International
5/29/2023 3:46:09 PM
Shanghai recorded its hottest May day in more than 100 years on Monday, the city's meteorological service announced, shattering the previous high by a full degree.
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World
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International
5/28/2023 11:39:28 AM
Brazil’s government announced Friday that a U.N. Latin America regional group has endorsed a Brazilian city in the Amazon region to host the 2025 U.N. climate change conference, though the world body has not yet publicly confirmed the venue.
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Business
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Energy
5/25/2023 4:51:07 PM
UN Climate change high-level champion for Egypt and UN Special Envoy on Financing the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda Mahmoud Mohieldin said on Thursday that adherence to just transition standards is necessary for de-carbonization.
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Business
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Economy
5/24/2023 3:03:54 PM
The African Development Bank (AfDB) announced that it has mobilized $2.2 billion to fund Egypt's water desalination and treatment projects for agriculture, the bank's President Akinwumi Adesina announced on Tuesday.
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Business
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Economy
5/23/2023 11:10:00 PM
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said Africa needs unconventional ideas and financing solutions to address pressing issues such as climate change and sustainable development.
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Business
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Energy
5/21/2023 7:48:08 PM
Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN climate change high-level champion (HLC) for Egypt, stated that carbon markets should not only be utilized to reduce emissions, but also to fund climate change adaptation and mitigate losses and damages.
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Business
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Economy
5/21/2023 6:36:05 PM
The 58th Annual Meetings of the Board of Governors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the 49th Meetings of the Board of Governors of the African Development Fund are set to kick off on Monday in the Egyptian city of Sharm El-Sheikh for five days.
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Business
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Economy
5/18/2023 9:18:51 PM
The second edition of the “Five Regional Roundtables” aims to secure financing for climate projects presented during the first edition, UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for Egypt and UN Special Envoy on Financing 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda Mahmoud Mohieldin stated on Wednesday.
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World
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Region
5/18/2023 7:04:18 PM
Conflict-plagued countries in the Middle East are among the most vulnerable to climate change but are almost entirely excluded from meaningful financing to mitigate its effects, aid groups warned Thursday.
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World
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International
5/17/2023 2:17:57 PM
It is near-certain that 2023-2027 will be the warmest five-year period ever recorded, the United Nations warned Wednesday as greenhouse gases and El Nino combine to send temperatures soaring.
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Business
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Energy
5/14/2023 12:22:05 PM
Mahmoud Mohieldin, the UN climate change high level champion for Egypt, highlighted G20 support for the decisions of COP27, especially those relating to establishing a loss and damage fund and launching the Sharm El-Sheikh Adaptation Agenda.
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Egypt
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Society
5/5/2023 6:18:43 PM
Mahmoud Mohieldin, the UN climate change high-level champion for Egypt, emphasised that sustainable prosperity can only be achieved through peace, constructive regional cooperation and fruitful action.
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World
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International
5/3/2023 12:19:22 PM
The United Nations warned Wednesday of a growing likelihood the weather phenomenon El Nino will develop in coming months, fuelling higher global temperatures and possibly new heat records.
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World
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International
5/3/2023 11:40:01 AM
More than a quarter-billion people in 58 countries faced acute food insecurity last year due to conflicts, climate change, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, according to a report published Wednesday.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
5/2/2023 9:24:22 PM
Lead negotiator for the COP27 Presidency Mohamed Nasr explains how Egypt is encouraging all the parties to agree on the pressing issues of climate change to Doaa El-Bey
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Business
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Energy
5/1/2023 3:15:14 PM
Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN climate change high level champion for Egypt, affirmed the importance of effectively using carbon credits as a key source for climate and development finance.
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World
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Africa
4/27/2023 9:29:11 AM
A devastating drought that has struck the Horn of Africa could not have occurred without global warming, according to a new report released Thursday from an international team of climate scientists.
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World
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International
4/22/2023 6:11:47 PM
Thousands of protesters descended on Britain's parliament Saturday as part of a four-day campaign designed to "highlight the environmental failures" of government.
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World
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International
4/20/2023 11:57:20 AM
Europeans, particularly in the south of the continent, are being subjected to more heat stress during the summer months as climate change causes longer periods of extreme weather, a study published Thursday shows.
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