CAIRO – 19 August 2023: Egyptian Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad called for synergy and unification of African efforts and voices in the upcoming UN Climate Conference (COP 28) due to convene this November in Dubai. Fouad’s call was stated during her participation in the nineteenth session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) that was held in Addis Ababa from 14 to 18 August 2023. Participating as a main speaker in the “Climate Financing and Biodiversity Financing” session, Fouad highlighted the importance of the upcoming event of COP 28 in ensuring the mobilization of $20 billion financing for the Biodiversity Fund and not just focusing on obtaining $100 billion dollars in climate finance. Additionally, Yasmine Fouad held a number of bilateral meetings with her Kenyan counterpart, Hon. Soipan Tuya, and President-designate of COP 28 Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber.
