The Minister of Environment discusses with the Ambassador of Côte d’Ivoire in Cairo enhancing bilateral cooperation in the field of environment and climate

Dr. Yasmine Fouad, Minister of the Environment, discussed today with Albert J. Doll, Ambassador of Côte d’Ivoire to Egypt, mechanisms for enhancing bilateral cooperation between the two countries in the environment and climate change file, in the presence of Ambassador Raouf Saad, Advisor to the Minister of Environment for multilateral agreements, and Mrs. Soha Taher, Head of the Central Administration. For international cooperation, and the leadership of the relevant ministry. 

 

At the beginning of the meeting, the Minister of Environment expressed Her wishes for a new year that will witness the consolidation of bilateral relations in the environmental file at various levels, in light of Egypt’s appreciation for the close relationship between the two countries, and its readiness to provide all means of cooperation and support to confront common environmental challenges. 

 

< p>Dr. Yasmine Fouad, Minister of the Environment, stressed the depth of joint cooperation on the environment file within the framework of the African Group, praising the State of Côte d’Ivoire for hosting the last session of the African Ministerial Conference on Environmental Affairs in September. The past, which witnessed an agreement between the two countries to consolidate cooperation frameworks between the two countries in the environment file in specific areas, including capacity development, joint training, and exchange of experiences. 

The Minister of Environment explained that the climate change file is one of the areas of common challenge for the two African countries, Although the African continent’s emissions do not exceed 4% of global emissions, its people are paying the price due to the devastating effects of climate change, and the greatest evidence of this is the decrease in forest areas, so it is The field of adaptation is one of the important areas of joint cooperation during the coming period, especially with Egypt currently hosting the African Regional Center affiliated with NEPAD, which is concerned with providing support to African countries to submit adaptation projects, and it will be activated next June.

 

< p>The Minister of the Environment also indicated the possibility of cooperation in implementing a joint project linking desertification to climate change and biodiversity as one of the common vital challenges, so that adaptation includes the field of land reclamation and the preservation of natural resources as part of the Convention on Biological Diversity, especially within the framework of the recent decisions of the United Nations Conference. for desertification, which was held early this month, and explicitly urged a link between desertification issues, climate change, and biodiversity.

 

  The Minister of Environment also pointed out the possibility of benefiting from the Egyptian experience in the new and renewable energy file, as the countries of Egypt and Morocco are among the largest African countries that have achieved progress in the climate change file, especially in new and renewable energy, pointing to the ambitious Egyptian plan as part of efforts to confront the effects of climate change. Reaching 42% new and renewable energy in the energy mix by 2030, the role of the Egyptian private sector in designing and establishing solar and wind energy plants, and the possibility of enhancing joint cooperation between the private sectors in the two countries in this regard. The field.

 

For his part, the Ambassador of the State of Côte d’Ivoire expressed his country’s aspiration to enhance joint cooperation with Egypt in the field of environment and natural resources conservation, in light of the common political will to strengthen strategic relations between The two countries, and benefit from Egyptian experiences in facing common environmental challenges, and the Egyptian role in the environment file at the regional and international levels, especially in the field of climate change and desertification.

  The Ivorian ambassador appreciated Egypt’s keenness to enhance cooperation in the environment file, and the road map presented by the Egyptian Minister of Environment for future cooperation, looking forward to signing a memorandum of understanding soon between the two countries in the field of the environment.

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