Yasmine Fouad
Fouad will co-lead negotiations on the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) for climate finance, alongside Australia’s Minister for the Environment, Chris Bowen
During the meeting, the two parties discussed cooperation mechanisms for environmental and climate policies. Fouad stressed that this meeting was a continuation of the bilateral discussions with the IMF to enhance coordination and cooperation frameworks for environmental and climate policies in Egypt.
Egypt is also committed to reducing emissions from the transportation sector by 7 percent.
The primary objective of the center is to equip Africa with the necessary tools and capabilities to enhance its development sectors in a sustainable and meaningful way
Egypt has stressed that the implementation of national climate adaptation projects in developing and African countries represents a burden on their budgets.
Egypt’s Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad has called for establishing a new global biodiversity fund as an urgent necessity.
Egypt has hailed the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP15), chaired by China, as a turning point in the joint efforts to reach applicable goals within the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF).
NWFE Program, launched by the Egyptian Ministry of International Cooperation in July, is a mechanism to promote the implementation of green development projects in the vital sectors of water, food and energy by attracting foreign funds in this regard.
She made the remarks during a meeting between the American Chamber in Egypt (AmCham) and the US GreenTech Business Mission delegation, which is currently visiting to Cairo.
The meeting took up steps to turn Sharm El Sheikh into a green city to help achieve sustainability across Egypt.
The meeting was held to discuss ways of bilateral cooperation between the two countries in the field of environment, and to prepare for the upcoming COP27 climate conference, in the presence of representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a number of leaders of concerned bodies.
Fouad made her remarks during a virtual seminar organized by the Faculty of Economics and Political Science of Cairo University around climate change and its impacts on Egypt.
Al-Mashat expressed that hosting COP 27 in Sharm El-Sheikh enhances the country’s leading position in Africa in terms of the green transformation, particularly in light of the 2050 National Climate Change Strategy.
The two sides discussed efforts for confronting climate change effects.
Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad stressed that Egypt took serious steps in implementing a number of green projects, including the issuance of green bonds and the environment sustainability standards guide.
Rania Al-Mashat pointed out that the continued coordination with the Ministry of Environment, and other stakeholders including development partners aims to strengthen the process of combating climate change, and in preparing national reports showcasing the tangible impact made.
During the meeting, Enani praised the ministry's efforts in the field of ecotourism, especially the Eco Egypt campaign to promote ecotourism in a different way.
Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad followed up on Friday on the efforts to contain the oil pollution that emerged north of Red Sea’s Hurghada city.
Cairo's Wadi Degla and Fayyoum protectorates will be closed during the spring celebrations.
Minister of Culture Inas Abdel-Dayem and Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad held a meeting to discuss and exchange ideas and opinions between on aspects of support for promoting the awareness of all segments of society about environmental issues.
