The Opening of the Water Pavilion at COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

The official launch of the Water and Climate Pavilion on the first day of COP27 highlighted the role of water in combating the climate change challenge.

Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Egyptian Prime Minister, chaired this high-level event, which was also attended by His Excellency, Mr. Emomali Rahmon, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, His Excellency, Mr. Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands, and H.E Prof. Dr. Hani Sewilam, Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation.

In his opening remarks, His Excellency, Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister of Egypt mentioned that it was Egypt’s destiny to be at the heart of these three intertwined challenges: water, food security, and climate change. Egypt is one the most arid countries in the world, and it relies exclusively on the Nile River for its renewable water resources. The Nile River Delta is one of the most threatened areas globally and the most sensitive to climate change, which makes the protection of coastal areas a necessary measure to preserve the safety of citizens and existing investments.

The Water and Climate Pavilion will continue until November 18th in the city of Sharm El Sheikh, and each day will be dedicated to different topics. Its program covers a wide range of sub-topics from health, nutrition and energy to gender, development and biodiversity. 

On 11th October, FAO in colaboration with IWMI are organizing the Water Pavilion -Thematic Day 4 on Climate Water-Related Disasters Preparation and Management with the title:  Agriculture in a Water Scarce Context.  In addition to FAO and IWMI, the Day’s co-conveners include League of Arab States, the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), Federal Foreign Office of the Government of Germany, ICARDA, GCF 

This session will discuss the potential global actions for Agri-food systems transformation through climate resilient agricultural practices, maintaining ecosystems and maintaining seed genetic diversity, towards more integrated and systemic approaches. Advancing inter-sectoral collaboration, Innovation as well as financing opportunities for improved water and food security will be discussed. 

Keep an eye on our website and social media to see what else we’re up to at COP27-Water Pavilion. 

The Host explained that as part of the Egyptian government’s efforts to confront climate change and its consequences, Egypt will launch the Action for Water Adaptation and Resilience Initiative where he invited everybody to support.