Egypt said food security and water issues will be on is agenda for presidency of the COP27 United Nations Climate Change Conference, which it will host in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh in November.
Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad held talks on Friday with Danish Minister of Climate and Energy and Public Utilities Dan Jannik Jorgensen.
Both sides discussed means to bolster cooperation between Cairo and Copenhagen in the field of climate and address the impacts of climate change that many world countries are currently facing.
Fouad told her counterpart that the upcoming summit’s main objective is to implement international recommendations in this regard.
She said Cairo wants to exchange views with the participating countries on four main topics, namely food security and agriculture, water, waste and energy, as well as nature and biodiversity.
She further underscored the importance of discussing how the private sector can contribute to climate projects, especially in Africa.
According to Fouad, the summit will also focus on the civil society’s role in limiting the role in addressing climate change.
She added that her country also plans to discuss the transformation of energy sources, decarbonization efforts and ways to finance heavy industries like cement production.
“Renewable energy resources are affordable now compared to the situation several years ago,” the minister stressed, adding that achieving adaptation to climate changes requires “solidarity, exchange of ideas and plans, and most importantly implementing them.”
Jorgensen, for his part, said global climate change is accelerating and pushing ecosystems and societies to their limits.
He pointed out that previous climate conferences focused on mitigating the effects of climate change and reducing carbon emissions to alleviate their damage.
He further underscored the importance of reducing the use of fossil fuels and facilitating transition to renewable energy.
