Egypt announces plan to address climate change following heat wave - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

George Mikhail

George Mikhail

Aug 23, 2021

An Egyptian tea street vendor walks on a beach, Alexandria, Egypt, Aug. 01, 2019. — An Egyptian tea street vendor walks on a beach, Alexandria, Egypt, Aug. 01, 2019. — Mohamed el-Shahed/AFP via Getty Images

Partially cut-off trees are seen in a street in Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 27, 2020.

Egypt to plant 100 million trees, stop using plastic bags ahead of COP27

A correspondent in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt

Osama Rabie, chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, speaks during a press conference after the release of the Panama-flagged MV Ever Given container ship, in the canal's central city of Ismailia, Egypt, July 5, 2021.

Egypt endeavors to turn Suez Canal green

George Mikhail

Partially cut-off trees are seen in a street in Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 27, 2020.

Egyptian Church takes initiative on climate ahead of COP27

Ahmed Gomaa

Lobby of the al-Masa hotel, during an African Ministers of Finance Economy and Environment Meeting for the COP27 climate summit, Cairo.

Egypt to focus on water crises at COP27

Ayah Aman

In Cairo, reporting on politics and culture