CAIRO, June 21, 2018 (MENA) – Environment Minister Yasmin Fuad on Thursday opened a three-day workshop on the integration of biological diversity into the sectors of energy, industry, mining, health and infrastructure. The workshop will be attended by more than 70 experts from different countries and representatives of international organisations, industry and mining sectors and the ministries of petroleum and electricity and renewable energy. The event is the first to be hosted by Egypt in preparation for the 14th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, slated for November in Sharm El Sheikh with the participation of more than 196 countries. Fuad said the workshop aims to review latest developments in the fields of energy, mining and infrastructure and their effects on biological diversity and to promote cooperation between the respective ministries. It also aims to highlight challenges and available opportunities for biological diversity integration in the aforementioned sectors under the Sustainable Development Strategy (SDS): Egypt Vision 2030, Fuad added.
