Egypt’s NCW president displays measures taken to integrate women in climate action – Egypt Today

Egypt’s NCW president displays measures taken to integrate women in climate action – Egypt Today

CAIRO – 14 November 2022: President of Egypt's National Council for Women (NWC) Maya Morsy delivered Monday the opening speech of COP 27 Gender Thematic Day at Sharm El Sheikh highlighting the country's initiatives on women and environment locally and internationally.

"The focus of the day is the role of women in the decision-making process pertaining to climate action and finance, the nexus between COVID19- Climate crisis and women’s empowerment, and women realities in light of adaptation, mitigation, and just environmental transition efforts," the NWC president explained.

Underscoring the negative impact of climate change on women, Morsi stipulated that the phenomenon is not gender neutral as women are more harmed than men in five areas that are agricultural production; food security; health; water and energy; and, climate-related disasters, migration, and conflict.

"Women are not helpless victims of climate change. They are powerful agents of change…But, if the impact of climate change on women goes unaddressed, globally, we will find the gender equality and Women’s Empowerment 2030 agenda going backwards to where it was in 2010," the NCW president warned.

In that realm, she presented the initiatives and programmes undertaken by Egypt to empower women, starting with Hayah Karima (Decent Life initiative), which is targeted