The challenges of climate change are growing by the day, the President warned as he welcomed leaders attending the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27), which was held yesterday at the Coastal resort began the Red Sea.
If we all take responsibility, we can achieve our goals, the President told the more than 100 invited dignitaries.
He also called for compliance with the 2015 Paris Agreement, which envisages cutting greenhouse gas emissions by two degrees, to 1.5 if possible, and granting funding to developing countries to mitigate problems caused by this flagellum.
We must stick to what was agreed seven years ago, far from slogans, the President stressed.
Our peoples look to us to take real and tangible steps to reduce emissions of polluting gases, develop adaptive capacity and provide the necessary financing to the countries that suffer the most, he stressed.
El Sisi reminded that global warming and pollution are causing numerous deaths in the world and millions of economic losses.
It is time to act and there is no turning back as the climate challenge will not end without collective action by everyone, he warned.
For this reason, he urged government negotiators attending the event to be flexible in order to push for agreements and pacts that favor the fight against this problem.
I invite you to move forward and not allow any factor to limit our resolve to tackle the climate challenge, it is time for action and implementation,” he concluded.
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