Country platforms ‘practical way’ to push forward climate action, Egyptian minister says – The National

Country platforms ‘practical way’ to push forward climate action, Egyptian minister says – The National

Live updates: Follow the latest news on Cop28Country platforms offer a "very practical way" to push forward climate action at a national level, with Egypt's NWFE (nexus of water, food and energy) programme an example of how the country is achieving its priority development and climate objectives, a senior official has said."I think today, there's more realisation that climate and development come hand in hand. So when we are thinking about a renewable energy project, or if we're thinking about a project that addresses food security or water security, such projects are able to achieve both goals," Rania Al-Mashat, Egypt's Minister of International Co-operation, told The National on the sidelines of the Cop28 summit in Dubai."They are developmental in nature because there are several SDGs [sustainable development goals] that might be met, but also, they contribute to the countries fulfilling their different nationally determined contributions, their NDCs."Egypt announced the launch of NWFE, which means fulfilling pledges in Arabic, in July last year, before hosting Cop27 in Sharm El Sheikh in November 2022.The platform has "significantly increased" Egypt’s access to previously untapped sources of climate finance and investment funds, the Ministry of International Co-operation said in a progress report last month.The