Mohie El-Din explained that the Sharm El-Sheikh conference was distinguished by adopting a comprehensive approach to dealing with climate change.
The National Initiative for Smart Green Projects serves as a model for localization of climate work - File Photo
Dr. Mahmoud Mohie El-Din, Egypt's Climate Pioneer for the COP27 United Nations Climate Change Conference and UN Special Envoy for Financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, has affirmed that the continuity of the initiative and the launch of its second version this year reflects Egypt's vision of consolidating the new reality where development is linked to digital transformation, optimal utilization of information technology, and the advancements of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, while taking into consideration the environmental considerations and the shift towards a green economy.
This came during his speech at the inauguration of the second version of the National Initiative for Smart Green Projects, where Mohie El-Din praised the cooperation of all concerned ministries and institutions that led to the great success of the unprecedented first version of this initiative, which was presented at the Climate Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, expressing his aspirations to share the contributions of the initiative at the 28th Conference of the Parties in Dubai later this year.
Mohie El-Din explained that the Sharm El-Sheikh conference was distinguished by adopting a comprehensive approach to dealing with climate change, with equal emphasis on all dimensions of climate action, namely mitigation, adaptation, loss and damage, and financing all these activities. He added that the conference was tasked with implementing the Paris Climate Agreement within a more comprehensive framework to achieve sustainable development.
He also added that the Sharm El-Sheikh conference focused on turning climate policies and commitments into investment-ready and practical projects, as well as on the local dimension and localization of climate and development projects.
In this context, Mohie El-Din pointed out that the Smart Green Projects initiative serves as a model for localization of climate and development work.
Mohie El-Din reported that the visions, offers, and contributions presented by the ministries concerned with the initiative reflected the interest in the environmental dimension of the development process from day one.
