Egypt touts climate, flood control initiatives in Africa outreach
Climate change and flood forecasts pave the way for Egypt's foreign policy on the continent.
Egypt has been investing in a new sector to boost its presence in Africa and the Nile Basin through managing climate change and providing flood and heavy rain forecasts, which are issues many African countries face.
On July 16, Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Ati inaugurated the Rain and Climate Changes Forecast Center in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The center was funded by an Egyptian grant exceeding $10 million.
Abdel Ati stated during the inauguration ceremony, “The DRC's Rain and Climate Changes Forecast Center is very important for the study of climate change. The center's work will help protect citizens from sudden climatic disasters.”
“The center will capitalize on new information and data collection technology, as it has been equipped with the latest rain forecasting systems. This will enable it to study the effects of climate change on the DRC and to set measures to protect citizens from the sudden risks of climate change," he said.
