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mangroves

Mangroves in Egypt: Challenges and Opportunities

17
Jan
–
AUC New Cairo

There is a growing awareness that Mangroves can be an effective approach to tackling the combined challenges of climate change, nature loss, and human wellbeing. The discussion will highlight the importance of Mangroves in Egypt to increase communities’ resilience to climate change and the keys for Mangroves rehabilitation projects success and sustainability as well as identify the main barrie...

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watersrtess

How to Move Beyond Water-Stress in the Arab World?

19
Oct
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AUC Tahrir Square

The Arab world is most vulnerable to the catastrophic impacts of climate change. Water stress is only expected to worsen as the region holds 12 of the world’s most water-scarce states and less than 2% of global renewable freshwater resources. This makes the Arab world the driest region comparably. Soaring temperatures, climate shocks, droughts, economic instability, conflict and population grow...

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climate change and energy

The Stories Behind Uncertain Futures: Using Scenario Planning to Imagine the Future of Energy

06
Sep
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Online

Introduction How do we navigate a future which looks unlike anything we’ve seen before? Ahead of the COP27, and amongst bold calls for “Green Transitions” around the world, how do we create strategies to address novel challenges like climate change without previous experiences to draw from? In the energy sector, scenario planning–or telling stories about the future–has long helped answer th...

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wael

COP27 and Beyond: Climate Policy and Inclusive Development

05
Sep
–
AUC Tahrir Square

In November 2022, Egypt will host the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, the leading global forum on climate change. As COP27 President, great attention is being paid to the role Egypt can play in advancing climate action negotiating more equitable and responsible climate action. In this talk, Ambassador Wael Aboulmagd will discuss the significance of COP27...

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