Egypt’s role in mitigating climate change impacts from COP27 to COP28 – Egypt Today

Egypt’s role in mitigating climate change impacts from COP27 to COP28 – Egypt Today

CAIRO – 4 December 2023: The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), currently being held in Dubai, kicked off by Egypt handing over the presidency of the conference to COP28 President-designate Sultan Al-Jaber, in the attendance of the representatives of international organizations from more than 198 countries.

 

During its presidency of the COP27, which was held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt launched dozens of initiatives tackling climate change impacts and means of mitigation for the most affected countries, particularly in Africa. Egypt also made numerous pivotal decisions to help mitigate the impact of climate change, most prominently the decision to establish the Loss and Damage Fund.

 

“We cannot achieve our common goals without having everyone on board, most importantly the Global South. To establish climate justice, we have to provide the tools agreed upon in Sharm El-Sheikh to fund loss and damage. One of the most anticipated outcomes of COP28 is for the Loss and Damage Fund to be fully operationalized,” said Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in his speech during the handover of the COP presidency.

 

Over the past year, Egypt has taken important measures through the cooperation of the ministries of environment and foreign affairs with other concerned ministries, which included