Egypt to launch National Strategy for Climate Change 2050 Thursday – Egypt Today

Egypt to launch National Strategy for Climate Change 2050 Thursday – Egypt Today

CAIRO – 18 May 2022: Egypt will launch Thursday the National Strategy for Climate Change 2050 in an event that will be attended by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli and a large number of ministers. The strategy aims for achieving sustainable growth that is based on emission reduction in different sectors, and improving capacity-building in the realm of coexistence and mitigation of climate change impact. That is out of a belief that coexistence and mitigation are considered mechanisms that would protect the economy. The strategy also targets the governance of climate work, devising ways to bolster climate funding, as well as reinforcing scientific research, technology and awareness. The government had already prepared a bundle of projects designed to accomplish coexistence and mitigation of the socio-economic impact of climate change. Those include the new and renewable energy programme, consisting of green hydrogen among other sources of power and creating investment opportunities for the private sector. There are also the transport programme, and the carbon sequestration, storage and transfer programme, where the private sector would have a significant role. As for coexistence, there programmes concerned with agriculture, coastal areas protection, and desalination powered by sustainable energy. The Ministry of Environment had announced in