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Egypt's Voluntary National Report for the Midterm Review of the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (MTR SF).
COP27 host Egypt is the world’s largest importer of wheat, and is feeling the pain of both climate change and the war in Ukraine.
The New Humanitarian
Initiatives using new technologies for agriculture have recently emerged to support farmers dealing with the impacts of climate change in Egypt. Global warming stands to curb food production under higher temperatures and lower rainfalls.
Quartz
An Egyptian farmer harvests his crops in Dahreya, Dakahleya, Egypt
The SCALA programme sat down with her Excellency Dr. Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment of Egypt, to learn more about the national priorities and opportunities to enhance the country’s climate ambition and to highlight the programme’s plans.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Local research centres have developed new varieties of crops that could withstand rising temperatures and water scarcity.
Middle East Eye
Panorama od old town and mountains of Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
COP27 host Sharm El-Sheikh has set its sights on being recognized as a global leader in urban disaster resilience.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Panoramic view of Cairo, Egypt
Here is how the Seawater Air-conditioning system works: Coldwater taken from deep in the Mediterranean Sea is pumped into a cooling station and passed through a heat exchanger, where it absorbs heat from buildings.
United Nations Environment Programme
ooden boats carrying passengers sailing along the Nile along the temple of Philae in Aswan, Egypt, North Africa
COP27 host hopes low-cost sand dikes can help hold back the Mediterranean Sea and protect the homes and incomes of people in the country's breadbasket
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org

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