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nature conservation
15 min read
Born to be unplugged: On exposure to nature and the mental health of children
Maha T. Khalil
| Is there a connection between children's behavior and their exposure to natural environments?
coal
14 min read
In post-revolution Egypt, a fierce fight over coal imports
Louise Sarant
| The fight over coal demonstrates the continued influence of powerful business lobbies in Egypt
renewable energy
9 min read
Report: World Bank policies in Egypt may exacerbate climate change
Jano Charbel
| World Bank policies are increasing carbon emissions in Egypt, exacerbating risk for the most vulnerable
climate change
21 min read
Q&A with Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy
Louise Sarant
| In a Q&A from COP22, Fahmy addresses everything from climate finance to Egypt's contentious coal use.
Environment ministry
10 min read
Thousands of fish go belly-up in the Nile Delta, and with them an industry
Nada Arafat
| Stepping off a small boat as it docks along the Nile, Ahmed Khaled, a 22-year-old fisherman, looks dissatisfied.
carbon emissions
7 min read
Paris climate agreement in line with Egypt, Arab world agendas
Louise Sarant
| “December 12, 2015, will go down in the history of the planet. In Paris, we saw a few revolutions,
climate change
9 min read
Dispatch from Paris: Where does Egypt stand in COP21 negotiations?
Louise Sarant
| The COP21 climate negotiations in Paris are entering a critical phase. In about 24 hours, 195 countries
coal
11 min read
While renewables stall, coal powers ahead
Isabel Esterman
| In recent months, Egypt has announced plans to build the country’s first two coal-fired power plants,
Environment ministry
12 min read
Advice from green youths to Egypt’s new environment minister
Louise Sarant
| Egypt’s finest young environmentalists convened downtown to attend the second Iftar of Icecairo, an
Opinion
Maha T. Khalil
Is Egypt prepared for the impending impacts of climate change?
Egypt, a signatory of the Paris Agreement since April 2017, has not been inactive on the political stage
News
Electricity and Renewable Energy Ministry
4 min read
Egypt welcomes biggest wind farm in Middle East
climate change
4 min read
Sisi for climate change deal, but demands Western funding
air pollution
3 min read
The black cloud of rice straw burning persists
climate change
3 min read
Egypt to form climate change council
environment
1 min read
Agency threatens legal action for environmental violations in Alexandria
cement industry
3 min read
Coal law still awaits approval, but cement firms already seek permits
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