Egypt's Environment min. chairs COP 26 preparatory session on climate change

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Egypt Today staff

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Sat, 02 Oct 2021 - 12:06 GMT

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Egypt Today staff

Sat, 02 Oct 2021 - 12:06 GMT

Participants are seen in silhouette as they look at a screen showing a world map with climate anomalies during World Climate Change Conference 2015 (COP21) at Le Bourget, France, December 8, 2015. REUTERS

Participants are seen in silhouette as they look at a screen showing a world map with climate anomalies during World Climate Change Conference 2015 (COP21) at Le Bourget, France, December 8, 2015. REUTERS

CAIRO - 2 October 2021: Environment Minister Yasmine Foad chaired a session on financing climate change which was held in preparation for the 2021 United Nations climate change conference (COP26).


In a statement on Saturday, her ministry said the talks tackled bones of contention with regard to financing climate change efforts, while taking into consideration the standpoints presented by countries and parties taking part in the event.

The session worked on narrowing the gap between developed and developing countries, especially as climate finance is one of the most important elements of Paris agreement for it seeks to support mitigation and adaptation actions that will address climate change.

After the session, the recommendations on mobilizing climate finance were referred to the conference's head in preparation for writing a final report to the conference. 

On Sep. 20, President Abdel Fattah El Sisi affirmed, at the virtual meeting of the Heads of State and Government on Climate Change on slides of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 76), that Egypt is looking forward to hosting  the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference (COP 27), on behalf of the African continent, saying “Egypt will work to make a significant turning point in climate in partnership with all parties, for the benefit of the African continent and the world.”
 
The President also called upon the developed countries to shoulder their responsibilities for reducing CO2 emissions in implementation of their international commitments, within the framework of the Paris Agreement and the UNFCCC, especially following the recent large-scale forest fires in various regions around the globe.
 
“Climate change has become a terrifying reality that calls for am immediate action to confront it,” he said.

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