A Decent Life Foundation participated in the launch of the "A decent life for Africa resilient to climate change" initiative, which was launched by the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development with the aim of improving the quality of life in 30% of the most vulnerable and poorest villages and rural areas in the African continent by 2030, in a way that is compatible with the climate changes that Africa and the world at large. A special session was held on this initiative in the Blue Zone, as part of the activities of the "Agriculture and Adaptation" day at the Climate Summit (COP27), in the city of peace "Sharm El-Sheikh".
Participating in the session were; Dr. Hala Al-Saeed, Minister of Planning and Economic Development, Major General Hisham Amna, Minister of Local Development, Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, United Nations Special Envoy for the 2030 Finance Agenda, Aya Omar, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Good Life Foundation, and Eugene Willemsen, CEO of PepsiCo in Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia, and Engineer Sarah El-Batouty, Global Ambassador for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

A number of high-level representatives from the United Nations Development Program and a number of environment ministers from countries also participated; Togo, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Botswana, Congo, Rwanda and Somalia, in addition to an extensive presence of civil society organizations, and many influential figures concerned with the fields of environment and development.
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During her speech, Dr. Hala Al-Saeed, Minister of Planning and Economic Development, referred to the effects of climate changes that the African continent will suffer, which in turn will affect the quality of life of the African population, especially those who live in rural areas, explaining that these areas will suffer from rising temperatures, Rising sea levels, sudden climate changes during rainfall, and other extreme weather events, these successive challenges will pose significant risks to agriculture and food security, potentially reversing the development gains that have been made.
On the sidelines of the interest in the same topic, the Egyptian Youth Council organized the largest march at the Cop 27 Climate Conference under the slogan “Climate Justice Now for the Future of Africa”, with the participation of more than 1,500 youth from civil society alongside youth from parties and governorates.
Mohamed Mamdouh, head of the Egyptian Youth Council, said that the march called for achieving climate justice for all and compensating African and developing countries for the losses that have occurred to them.
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Egyptian Youth Council organizes march to demand support for African countries affected by climate change