In an effort to fight the dangers of climate change, Egypt’s Minister of Environment Yasmin Fouad announced a national plan to protect coastal areas from sea level rise. Fouad noted during a visit on Sunday to Kafr El-Sheikh governorate, accompanied by Ambassador of the European Union to Egypt Ivan Surkos,and Swiss Ambassador to Egypt Paul Garner, that a European grant of €31million will be allocated to protect and construct new dams in the North Delta. Ismail Abdel Hamid Taha, governor of Kafr El-Sheikh, also announced that a national plan will be launched for the protection of coasts with a cost of LE 250 million ($14.36 million). The projects are set to be constructed in the area between Burullus power station and Kafr El-Sheikh, in addition to a 12 kilometer area in Dakahlia governorate, New Damietta, Port Said, and Beheira governorate. In October 2018, the Egyptian government along with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) signed a climate change adaptation project aimed to protect the Egyptian Northern coastal line. Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Aati said at the press conference that this grant is the biggest of its kind to be…
Egypt Dedicates €31 Million to Fight Climate Change and Sea Level Rise
March 14, 2019
