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Egypt, China expand climate cooperation ahead of COP27

As Egypt prepares to host the COP27 conference, it's getting help from China to transform Sharm el-Sheikh into a green city.

KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images
This picture taken on Sept. 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

CAIRO — In a virtual ceremony July 27, China dispatched its first shipment of equipment to the Egyptian Ministry of Environment in a bid to support Egypt’s efforts to confront climate change

The event comes as Egypt prepares to host the UN Climate Change Conference 2022 (COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh in November.

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