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World
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Africa
12/3/2021 12:19:42 AM
The United Nations is predicting that a record 274 million people - who together would amount to the world's fourth most-populous country - will require emergency humanitarian aid next year in countries like Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Myanmar, Syria and Yemen which face a raft of challenges including war, insecurity, hunger, climate change and the coronavirus pandemic.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
11/26/2021 1:52:00 PM
Egypt is introducing more green finance solutions as a way of facing up to climate change.
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Business
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Economy
11/25/2021 10:19:28 PM
The state members of the East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) agreed on Thursday to cooperate to develop initiatives addressing climate change ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27), due to be held in Egypt next year.
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Business
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Economy
11/23/2021 5:57:59 PM
Public and private officials from all over the world asserted the necessity of adopting the technologies of the fourth industrial revolution under a global umbrella, as they are expected to accelerate the global recovery from the socio-economic implications of the pandemic and contribute to curbing the severe impacts of climate change, particularly in developing countries.
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World
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Africa
11/23/2021 3:55:30 PM
After years of struggling with insufficient funds, efforts to build Africa's Great Green Wall -- a massive defence line against desertification -- have received a major boost.
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Business
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Economy
11/22/2021 6:31:42 PM
Denmark and Indonesia signed on Monday a pair of agreements that aim to boost the large Asian nation's green and sustainable development goals.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
11/20/2021 10:21:16 PM
The foreign ministers of Egypt, Greece, Cyprus and France on Friday discussed means of boosting cooperation in various fields including energy, climate change, combating coronavirus, and migration, a communiqué on their meeting in Athens said.
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World
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International
11/20/2021 3:52:46 PM
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is wrapping up a weeklong, three-nation tour of Africa that the Biden administration hopes will highlight its assistance on fighting the coronavirus pandemic and climate change.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
11/20/2021 2:17:00 PM
Egypt’s universities are well positioned to lead efforts to promote public awareness on the risks and opportunities of climate change.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
11/20/2021 2:16:00 PM
Despite pledges made at last week’s COP26 Climate Change Conference, the world is no closer to keeping global warming below the 1.5 degree Celsius target.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
11/19/2021 4:34:24 PM
Head of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church Pope Tawadros discussed issues of climate change and violence against women with Britain’s Crown Prince Charles on Thursday in Cairo, the Coptic Church announced.
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Business
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Energy
11/18/2021 7:12:38 PM
Egypt prioritises projects localising the producion of green hydrogen, especially after the selection of Sharm El-Sheikh to host the UN Climate Change Conference in 2022 (COP27), Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouy said in a meeting on Thursday.
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Egypt
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Politics
11/17/2021 7:54:36 PM
Egypt is set to form a committee to prepare for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), which will be held in the Egyptian Red Sea city of Sharm El-Sheikh in 2022.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
11/17/2021 2:09:00 PM
A state of emergency has been announced in Aswan and surrounding areas following severe flooding.
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Life & Style
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Health
11/16/2021 7:00:32 PM
The focus of the Glasgow talks was to finalize the deal agreed to in Paris six years ago and to build on it by curbing greenhouse gas emissions, bending the temperature curve closer to levels that don’t threaten human civilization.
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World
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Africa
11/16/2021 12:11:39 PM
Antony Blinken was heading Tuesday on his first trip as secretary of state to sub-Saharan Africa, hoping to demonstrate a broad commitment focused on democracy and climate change even as crises in Ethiopia and Sudan put security front and centre.
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World
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Region
11/15/2021 3:09:07 PM
Tunisian olive farmer Ali Fileli looked out over his parched fields and crushed a lump of dry, dusty earth in his hand.
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World
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Region
11/15/2021 11:39:05 AM
The UAE, one of the world's top crude exporters, said a recent UN climate summit in Glasgow was a "success" but that the world needs to keep investing billions in oil and gas.
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Business
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Energy
11/15/2021 11:20:33 AM
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) considers extending $100 million to Egypt’s national bank Banque Misr for the sake of accelerating climate action efforts in the country.
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World
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International
11/14/2021 6:58:23 PM
The world must act quickly to cut greenhouse gas emissions and avoid "catastrophic" global warming, scientists and politicians warned after nearly 200 countries reached a last-minute agreement in Glasgow on Saturday.
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