Egypt announces Kharga as first green city ahead of COP27 summit

Egypt, which is hosting the COP27 climate summit in Sharm El-Sheikh in November, is seeking to attract more tourists by marketing eco-tourism.
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This picture taken on September 27, 2021 shows an aerial view of residential lots and luxury hotels in the Hadaba district of the Egyptian Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh at the southern tip of the Sinai peninsula. - KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images
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Egypt has designated Kharga in the New Valley Governate as its first eco-friendly city, Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad said on June 7.

“It was confirmed that Kharga is a green and eco-friendly city, " Fouad said, after an ad-hoc committee studied its air and water quality, natural resources and noise levels. She added, “The city is an ideal urban ecotourism model.”

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