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What should Egypt do?

  • According to the CAT (Climate Action Tracker), Egypt should put forward an unconditional target and policies that would at least stabilise emissions at 2022’s levels by 2030.
  • Accelerate the digitalization of public services for more inclusivity.
  • Mobilize long-term financing. Implement highly responsive technological watch like MRV (Monitor, Reporting, and Verification) systems.

What you need to know about the Egypt?

  • The implementation of these mitigation and adaptation measures are conditional on the provision of appropriate international finance through highly concessional finance and grants.
  • The country didn’t specify any unconditional target.
  • Egypt represents a third of total fossil gas consumption in Africa, and is the continent’s second largest gas producer.
  • 40% of Egypt’s public investments constitute green investing for the fiscal year 2022/2023.

Recent developments, threats and levers for action

Recent developments

  • According to Minister of International Cooperation, Mrs. Rania Al-Mashat, update of the NDC secures grants, debt swaps, concessional finance, and catalyzes private investments to support the Energy Pillar within the Country-led Platform of the Nexus of Water Food and Energy NWFE platform

Strengths

  • Egypt benefits from the largest climate finance flows in Africa.
  • The country has abundant solar and wind resources for renewable energy.

Opportunities

  • With the development of the green hydrogen sector, Egypt could become a regional center for green hydrogen and export tens of millions of tons of green hydrogen per year.

Weaknesses

  • It relies on the Nile for 97% of its water.
  • Egypt is vulnerable to heat waves, sea-level rise, increased soil salinization, rainfall retention and desertification. The country heavily depends on fossil fuel.

Threats

  • The dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
  • Water scarcity threatens its agriculture and food security.

About Climate Diplomacy Snapshots

The data is clear. Accelerated and enhanced action is needed now to build resilience and avoid the worst impacts of climate change. As they seek to address the ongoing health, economic and social impacts of COVID-19, the Ukraine-Russia war and growing climate change impacts, governments should seize opportunities to invest in a recovery that will build social, economic and climate resilience on the long-term. The Climate Diplomacy Snapshots aim to provide the climate community with a clear overview of what each country should do, on climate and recovery, to pursue these joint objectives and keep the global average temperature increase to 1.5°C. Each has been prepared with the help of national experts, and will be regularly updated. The snapshots aim to support climate advocacy in the lead up to COP28.

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