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    Dr. Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment, Ministerial Coordinator and Envoy of the Climate Conference, toured the Green Zone at the 27th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change, which is being held in Sharm El-Sheikh, during the period from 6 to 19 November, where she inspected the pavilion of sustainable fashion, which was included for the first time within Climate conference events, with the participation of a number of Egyptian bodies, companies and factories working in the ready-made garments, textiles, spinning, design and fashion sectors.
    She also participated in a session entitled "High Impact Climate Solutions for Cities in Emerging Economies", during which she indicated the keenness of the Egyptian presidency of the conference, that the Solutions Day at COP27 as an implementation conference would provide real evidence of the possibility of implementation, and that the world would see different solutions in A number of sectors that we focused on today, such as energy, waste, transportation, and others, and we launched several initiatives, including the Solid Waste 50 by 2050 Initiative for Africa in cooperation with the World Bank and the United Nations Environment Program.
    She stated that the world sees different solutions in a number of sectors that we focused on today, such as energy, waste, transportation, and others, and we launched several initiatives, including the Solid Waste 50 by 2050 Initiative for Africa in cooperation with the World Bank and the United Nations Environment Program as an important opportunity to contribute to efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change at the level Global.
    She stressed that the issue of waste management is one of the most important topics that were not addressed in most of the previous conferences, despite its great impact, noting that it is a promising field if it is properly addressed, as part of the greenhouse gas emissions are caused by waste.
    In the water sector, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Swailem concluded the activities of the "Water Pavilion", noting that water deserves to be placed at the heart of global climate action, which Egypt and its partners have successfully pursued over the past months, in a way that resulted in the organization of the Water Pavilion and a day The water conference was held for the first time in the history of the climate conferences, during which an international initiative was launched to adapt the water sector, which received great support from various governments and international organizations.
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    From the Ministry of Irrigation to International Cooperation, Minister of International Cooperation Dr. Rania Al-Mashat concluded her meetings with the international community and development partners during the activities of the COP27 Climate Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, by meeting Selwyn Hart, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General of the United Nations on Climate Action, where a session of talks was held Expanded on national efforts to stimulate climate action and discuss files of joint work between Egypt and the United Nations, the initiatives launched by the Ministry of International Cooperation during the conference under the umbrella of the National Strategy for Climate Change 2050, the Nationally Determined Contributions, and the National Development Vision 2030 in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals In the presence of Dr. Mohamed Abdel Gawad, Cooperation with International Finance Institutions Sector, Randa Hamza, Assistant Minister for Strategic Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, and the United Nations Working Group.
    Dr. Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of International Cooperation, concluded her meetings with the international community and development partners during the activities of the COP27 climate conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, by meeting Selwyn Hart, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General of the United Nations on Climate Action, where she held an expanded session of discussions on national efforts to stimulate action. Climate change and discussion on the files of joint work between Egypt and the United Nations, and the initiatives launched by the Ministry of International Cooperation during the conference under the umbrella of the National Strategy for Climate Change 2050.
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    She said that the results achieved during the COP27 climate conference in its current session in Sharm El-Sheikh in terms of multilateral cooperation efforts reflected the discussions and meetings that took place since the last edition in Glasgow, both with regard to innovative financing and the need to develop an organizing framework for this mechanism in a way that stimulates fair financing.
    She also pointed out that these efforts culminated in the launch of the national platform for green projects, the "Noufy" program, which was based on the National Strategy for Climate Change 2050, which integrates climate and development efforts, and is divided into different development sectors to implement the nationally determined contributions.
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    By: Ahmed Sorour

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