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Egyptian government, World Bank Group address climate change policies
International financial institutions see Egypt as leading country of green recovery agenda in region: Al-Mashat
Published in Daily News Egypt on 15 - 09 - 2021

The Egyptian government has discussed with the World Bank Group (WBG) the framework for future bilateral cooperation to forge climate action policies and monitor their impact on catalyzing economic growth and attracting investments to the local market.
Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of International Cooperation, and Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment, represented Egypt in the meeting, while Ayat Soliman, Regional Director of WBG's Sustainable Development Department for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, spoke for WBG.
The meeting, held on Wednesday, underscored the national efforts in the path of green and sustainable growth through some important projects, such as the Bahr Al-Baqar Water Drainage System and the El-Gabal El-Asfar Wastewater Treatment Plant (GAWWTP). The value added by these projects to Egypt's development efforts and their role in attracting green investments, were also highlighted. In addition, the meeting delved into the cooperation needed to transfer and imbed technological innovations into the services provided across different sectors, namely agriculture, industry, irrigation, and infrastructure.
Al-Mashat stressed that the ongoing discussions aim to familiarize WBG with the Egyptian government's priorities concerning climate action and effective communication among different stakeholders. This shall bolster notions of multilateralism to achieve green growth and mobilize development financing and green investment opportunities to advance national development efforts.
She stated that the international financial institutions (IFIs) see Egypt as the leading country of the green recovery agenda in the region, thanks to the policies undertaken in all fields and the well-structured plans to expand environment-friendly projects.
Al-Mashat elaborated that Egypt has come to inspire the growing economies who wish to shift to a green economy; adding that the IFIs seek to provide the necessary support to implement the country's plans in this regard.
Moreover, Fouad praised the ongoing cooperation with the WBG in the environmental sector, noting that climate change is a development challenge rather than an environmental challenge, which made Egypt take active steps to foster stringent measures in the face of climate change to involve all stakeholders to work together towards a green and sustainable future.
Egypt, hence, put the National Council on Climate Change under the guidance Mostafa Madbouly, Egypt's Prime Minister, where line ministries and sectors, whether generating or affected by greenhouse emissions, will participate to develop policies and procedures that take into account the effects of climate change.
She emphasized the indispensable need for the WBG's experience in preparing climate quantitative studies, which helps gauge the effects of climate change on the economy and development and, hence, makes a difference in fashioning effective policies and taking appropriate decisions.
The Minister of Environment added that the needs and priorities of countries regarding climate projects may change, as Egypt, for example, started with renewable energy projects and is currently working on sustainable transport projects, in which we have taken serious steps, especially with the presidential initiative to shift to clean-fuel vehicles and manufacture electric buses.
Fouad further elaborated that development financing is catalyzed via the climate action interventions success stories that entice the public and private sector to redirect their financing towards a green economy.
For her part, Soliman reviewed the role played by WBG at the regional level to support collective efforts to combat climate change, commending the Egyptian efforts to achieve economic and social development and promote green investment; making Egypt the country to lead green growth in the region.
She expressed her eagerness to develop a cooperation programme with Egypt whereby the country ushers in sustainable development interventions and leads green growth in the Middle East and Africa region.
Soliman further affirmed WBG's keenness to support the Egyptian government's efforts to address the repercussions of climate change, as well as crafting the policies that shall enhance these efforts.
Egypt is exerting unremitting efforts to set an example of effective green transition at the regional level through development projects across a sundry of sectors. The government has also issued the region's first green bonds, worth $750m, to finance environmentally-friendly projects.


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