In its biggest project to date, the UN’s flagship climate finance scheme is putting $150m towards developing wind, hydro and solar power in Egypt
Farmers along the lower Nile have little information to guide them as upriver barrage threatens to compound the impacts of global warming
If the reform path is to stick, Sisi government needs remake its case for subsidy reform and persuade frustrated public to be patient
NEWS: North African state will make consumers pay the full cost of energy within five years, but is not committing to emissions curbs
NEWS: Reforms to fossil fuel subsidies in countries like Egypt, India and Indonesia could contribute to a global climate deal, says IISD
NEWS: Lower commodity prices have eased pressure on Egypt’s budget as it moves to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies by 2019
Scientists say the carbon farming of trees in dry parts of the world could soak up vast quantities of greenhouse gases linked to global warming
Fossil fuel subsidy cuts have been targeted by the World Bank, G20 and climate campaigners. While Iran is setting an example, Egypt struggles to cut the cord
Egyptian environmentalist Waleed Mansour argues that future generations and climate change must be taken into account in their new constitution.