Egypt’s Minister of Planning and Economic Development meets with representatives of (PACJA)

Egypt’s Minister of Planning & Economic Development, Dr. Hala El-Said met on Thursday with representatives of The Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA), a civil society organization working on climate change. The meeting was attended by Mr. Ahmed Fathi, Coordinator of the African Climate Alliance in Egypt and President of the Youth Love Egypt Foundation, MP Amira Saber, Member of Parliament for the Coordination of Youth Parties and Politicians, Mythica Munda, Executive Director of the African Climate Alliance, and Augustine Jamsha, Director of Policy at the African Climate Alliance.During the meeting, El-Said emphasized Egypt's interest in coordinating with all stakeholders, by adopting a participatory approach that ensures the integration of efforts between the government, the private sector, civil society, youth, women, parliamentarians, and others.This coordination aims to ensure the achievement of sustainable development, and Egypt's aspiration to coordinate with all actors - including civil society, in preparation for the next COP.The meeting dealt with Egypt's hosting of a representative of the African continent for the upcoming 27th Climate Summit in Sharm El-Sheikh next year, and the alliance's aspiration as a representative of African civil society to implement many activities in cooperation with the Egyptian government.The coordinator of the coalition in Egypt also dealt with coordinating the implementation of the first activities of the Climate Alliance in December of next month in Cairo, which will include representatives of the coalition in Egypt and representatives of the coalition from many African countries.MP Amira Saber spoke about the fact that next year will be the year of civil society in Egypt, and it is expected that this will empower civil society and open a door to opportunities and highlight its pivotal role, especially in environmental issues and climate change.The Executive Director of the Alliance also talked about looking forward to starting work early in Egypt, which is considered the representative of Africa in hosting the Climate Summit.


The Director of Policies of the African Alliance added that it is a good early start to announce Africa's readiness for the upcoming climate summit, through the event that will be implemented in December and the many events that will come successively in the city of Sharm El-Sheikh, who has previously attended many meetings in that beautiful city, which he sees as Always ready to host major events.It is worth noting that the African Climate Justice Alliance for Africa represents a network of civil society representatives in 40 African countries.The coalition is interested in advancing the continent's priorities concerning climate change, including the special needs and conditions of African countries in terms of being the most affected by the consequences of climate change.