Egypt raises security implications of climate change at COP27 - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Ayah Aman

Ayah Aman

Nov 11, 2022

Sean Gallup/Getty Images — A man protesting fossil fuel exploitation holds paintings of oil spills and fires in his home region in the Niger Delta during the COP27 climate conference on Nov. 10, 2022, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. — Sean Gallup/Getty Images

CAIRO — Egypt is planning to launch an initiative called “Climate Responses and Sustaining Peace” Nov. 12 during the UN climate summit COP27 in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh.

The initiative consists of a series of programs to address the security dimensions of climate change and potential risks that may undermine efforts to achieve peace and social stability.

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