GLASGOW – Muawieh Radaideh, the Jordanian Minister of Environment, has said that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s speech at the climate change summit (COP26) in Glasgow on Monday sent home a clear message about the suffering of developing nations from the repercussions of greenhouse gas emissions that are primarily blamed on developed countries.
Speaking in an interview with TEN TV channel, Radaideh stressed that the Arab world in particular continues to receive climate shocks that foretell an even hotter future in the Middle East and North Africa regions.
He held the G20 countries responsible for about 80 per cent of the greenhouse gas emissions, urging all parties to honour their commitments in this regard. The Jordanian minister called for doubling contributions from the world’s largest economies.
Jordan is facing a severe crisis due to climate change that has led to reduced rainfall, thus causing water scarcity, Radaideh acknowledged.
He also touched upon the problems of desertification and dehydration that Jordan also faces.
Challenges are somehow similar in Egypt and Jordan, Radaideh noted.
