Shoukry says decisions reached during COP27 are messages to world for better future – Egypt Today

Shoukry says decisions reached during COP27 are messages to world for better future – Egypt Today

CAIRO – 20 November 2022: Foreign Minister and President of the UN Climate Change Conference, COP27, Sameh Shoukry underlined on Sunday the importance of taking into considerations all recommendations and decisions reached during the climate conference for a better future.

The decisions that were reached during the UN conference are tantamount to a gateway to advancing towards climate neutrality and resilience, Shoukry said at the closing session of the UN conference in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el Sheikh.

He called on everyone to consider these decisions not as words on paper, but as messages addressed to the world for future generations in order to set the appropriate pace for implementing the Paris Agreement.

Shoukry expressed appreciation for tireless efforts exerted by all participating delegations to reach these results.

The foreign minister called for taking into consideration all arrangements related to financing to be able to make up for damage created by climate change.

He called for adopting the Sharm el Sheikh Implementation Plan and to take appropriate decisions in this regard, urging the parties to the Paris Agreement to consider reports of the Adaptation Committee.

He said all adaptation-related issues were referred to the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement for further