Egyptian Foreign Minister and president-designate of the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Summit (COP27) Sameh Shoukry said Egypt would spare no effort to encourage all countries to take concrete and practical action to address climate change.
In an article published by Al Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies (ACPSS) on Thursday, Shoukry added that Egypt would make the best use of its regional and international weight, as well as its diplomatic expertise to stimulate different states to reach tangible outcome that could contribute to reducing carbon emissions and adapting to climate change effects, as well as providing the necessary funding for developing countries.
The top Egyptian diplomat explained that the climate change’s issue tops the world’s challenges after scientific evidence showed that human activity since the industrial revolution has been and is still causing severe damage to all countries and societies.
Shoukry stressed the need for urgent action by all countries to cut carbon emissions caused by this growing industrial activity.
He indicated that Egypt’s presidency of the COP27 comes at a time when the world economy is still recovering from the coronavirus’ repercussions, along with the current geopolitical tensions that badly affect world economies.
Shoukry underlined that those developments require concerted efforts by all countries to render the UN Climate Change Conference a success and achieve the desired goal in decreasing emissions and halting rising temperatures.
Egypt is gearing up to host COP27 in the Red Sea resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh in November.
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