FAO in Egypt

FAO Egypt at COP27

Hybrid Event, Sharm El-Sheikh (Egypt), 6- 18 November, 2022

With the conclusion of COP26 in Glasgow, Egypt assumed the role as host of COP27, to be held in Sharm El-Sheik on 7-18 November 2022. The opportunity to scale up climate-resilient agri-food sector priorities of regional member states during Egypt’s turn to host the COP is substantial. Egypt hosts the FAO Egypt country office and the FAO Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa (RNE). The agri-food sector is Egypt’s third-largest economic sector, employing 20.6 percent (2019) of the working population.

These position Egypt well to highlight the critical needs of the region related to climate change and agri-food during the year of its leadership. These include promoting climate-smart agricultural practices to address water scarcity, heat and drought under projected climate change scenarios, preventing food loss and waste, and address the degradation of valuable natural resources such as soil and water. FAO is in a position to take a lead for the member countries during COP27 to catalyze visibility on climate change, water and agri-food and build a community of practice of NENA practitioners.

Programme

Supporting transformative climate actions in agriculture and land in Egypt through SCALA

Time: 12:30-14:00

Organizer/s: FAO & UNDP

Partners: UNDP Regional Offices, UNESCO, WFP, EU ,MALR and Ministry of Environment

  • Dr. Ulf D. Jaeckel, Head of Division of European and International Adaptation to Climate Change, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV), Government of Germany
  • Dr. Khalida Bouzar, UN Assistant Secretary General, UNDP Assistant Administrator and Director of the UNDP Regional Bureau for Arab States
  • Dr. Abdulhakim Elwaer, Assistant Director General, FAO Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa
  • Representative, Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation of the Arab Republic of Egypt
  • Representative, Ministry of Environment of the Arab Republic of Egypt
  • Representative, Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation
  • Representative from UNDP, FAO, UNESCO, WFP

Sustainable agriculture for resilient rural communities in Egypt

Time: 16:00-17:30

Organizer/s: FAO & UN Women

Partners: UNDP, WFP and UNIDO>

  • H.E. Hala H. Elsaid, Minister of Planning & Economic Development, Arab Republic of Egypt (toc)
  • H.E Minister Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment of the Arab Republic of Egypt (tbc)
  • Dr. Nasredin HagElamin, FAO Representative in Egypt
  • Dr. Mohamed Abdel Monem, Senior Advisor on Land and Climate Change, FAO Regional Office for Near East and North Africa
  • Dr. Mohamed Fahim; Advisor to the Minister on Climate Change, Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation,
  • Dr. Omnia Hegazi; Ministry of Environment,
  • Dr. Omar Elbadawy; Regional Director of Land Programme, CEDARE
  • Dr. J. Dorra Fiani, President, Knowledge Economy Foundation

Investing in rural women for effective water management and climate change adaptation A win-win solution for the Egyptian agriculture

Time: 09:00-10:30

Organizer/s: FAO

Partners: MOIC, NCW, CEDARE and WADA

  • H.E. Dr. Rania Al Mashat, Minister of International Cooperation of Egypt
  • Dr. Abdulhakim Elwaer, Assistant Director General, FAO Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa
  • Dr.Nasredin Hag Elamin, FAO Representative in Egypt
  • Dr. Jean Marc Faures, Regional Programme Leader, Regional Office for Near East and North Africa, FAO
  • Dr. Eman Soliman Sayed, Head of Planning Sector, Head of CWW Permanent Secretariat, Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, Egypt
  • Dr Amr Abdel Meguid, Regional Director, Environmental Governance programme, Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE)
  • Ms. Dunia Baroud El-Khoury, Representative of the WeCaN Community of Practice and of the Women’s Associations of Deir El Ahmar (WADA), Lebanon

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