Egypt, which hosted the 2022 global climate conference, COP27, on behalf of Africa, wants to put African concerns at the center of international climate action, Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said Saturday 18/02/2023.

Shoukry was attending a meeting of the Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC) on behalf of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi.

The meeting took place as part of the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa.

The Egyptian top diplomat evaluated the most notable outcomes of the COP27, including the formation of a fund to pay for the treatment of damage caused by climate change, in support of developing nations’ efforts in this respect.

Shoukry emphasised Africa’s high-level involvement in COP27, which underlined the continent’s commitment to international climate action and demonstrated the African countries’ political resolve to work together to address climate change at all levels, Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Ahmed Abu Zeid said in a statement following the meeting.

Shoukry also reviewed other COP27 outcomes that support African climate priorities, as the Sharm El Sheikh-hosted conference called on international financial organizations to review their financing policies for developing countries in the face of climate change, in addition to approving an action plan for a just energy transition that takes into account countries’ various economic and social dimensions, the spokesman added.

The conference results also addressed food security, water, ecosystem protection, and the importance of forests and seas in reducing emissions, as well as initiating a variety of projects on water, adaptation, agriculture, energy, and hydrogen, the Egyptian minister told the participants.

Such outcomes would not have been possible without the assistance of African governments, actors, and concerned institutions, he added.

Source: State Information Service Egypt