Egypt International Forum (Egypt-ICF2022) and African Ministers of Finance, economy and Environment Meeting for the COP27 kicked off on Wednesday at the New Administrative Capital.
The opening ceremony witnessed the participation of Minister of International Cooperation Rania A. Al-Mashat, Amina J. Mohammed, deputy secretary-general of the UN and chair of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group; John Kerry, US climate envoy; Mark Carney, UN special envoy on climate action and finance; Odile Renaud Basso, president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; and Benedict Okey Oramah, president and chairman of the board of directors at the African Export–Import Bank.
The 2nd edition of the Egypt-ICF Forum is held 60 days ahead of COP27 under the theme “Moving from Pledges to Implementation”.
Egypt-ICF 2022 is a platform to discuss the mechanisms of achieving the fair green transition in Africa.
Egypt-ICF 2022 Core Objectives include ensuring the coherence between the situation of the African climate financing with the continent actual needs, giving the priority to for the procedures that African countries can execute with supporting increasing the climate finances, and showcasing the successful development experiences while supporting the fresh initiatives and the doable policies in terms of climate adaptation and mitigation.
Source: Egypt Today Magazine