EGYPT

China urged to deliver funds for climate adaptation

Published on: November 9, 2022
13:41

Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) On Wednesday,in this Egyptian city, China urged developed countries to provide the promised 100 billion dollars as soon as possible to draw a road maps so as to speed up adaptations to climate change.

COP27: Sanctions prevent Russia from reaching climate targets

Published on: November 9, 2022
12:10

Sharm El Sheik, Egypt, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) Russia on Wednesday stated at COP27 that it wants to reach carbon neutrality by 2060, but sanctions prevent it from accelerating the pace and achieving more ambitious targets.

Albert Gore: The world generates 162 million tons of carbon daily

Published on: November 9, 2022
11:15

Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) Albert Gore, former US Vice President and founder and president of the Climate Reality Project NGO, stated that the world generates 162 million tons of carbon on a daily basis, which causes gases equivalent to 600,000 times the heat of the nuclear bomb launched in Hiroshima, Japan.

WTO urges to use trade to fight off climate change

Published on: November 8, 2022
17:57

Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, Nov 8 (Prensa Latina) The Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Tuesday assured the world cannot leave trade and WTO behind to fight climate change.

Floods affect over 27.7 million children in 2022

Published on: November 8, 2022
09:12

Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, Nov 8 (Prensa Latina) Over 27.7 million children have been affected so far this year by floods in several countries, including Pakistan, Gambia and Bangladesh, UNICEF said.

World leaders at COP27 call for presidential elections in Lebanon

Published on: November 8, 2022
08:40

Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, Nov 8 (Prensa Latina) On Tuesday, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and France's President Emmanuel Macron called in this city for timely presidential elections in Lebanon.

Costa Rica and its environmental care practices in COP27

Published on: November 7, 2022
10:52

San José, Nov 7 (Prensa Latina) Experiences in adaptation, zero deforestation, and agriculture landscapes, among other issues associated with control of natural resources, brings Costa Rica to the COP27 Climate Change Summit, which enters its second day in Egypt today, Monday.

Egyptian president calls for unity to fight climate change

Published on: November 7, 2022
09:31

Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, Nov 7 (Prensa Latina) On Monday, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi called on the international community in this city to unite and face together the harmful effects of climate change, which he considered an existential problem for humanity.

UN calls for pressing actions to address climate change

Published on: November 6, 2022
09:24

Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, Nov 6 (Prensa Latina) The Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) Simon Stiell called on Sunday for pressing actions to crack down on pollution and global warming.

Arab League calls to aid Lebanon, Yemen over cholera outbreaks

Published on: November 3, 2022
14:28

Cairo, Nov 3 (Prensa Latina) The Arab League on Thursday issued an urgent call to aid Lebanon and Yemen given the cholera outbreaks the two nations are facing.

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