The high-level leaders expected to participate in the event include Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and Chair of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group; John Kerry, US Climate Envoy; Mark Carney, UN Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance; and Odile Renaud Basso, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Egypt is capitalising on its rich history of international cooperation to strengthen solidarity and cooperation between Africa and the world and continue to promote the building of a global community with a shared future. The second edition of the Egypt-ICF Forum is being held ahead of the UN Conference of Parties on Climate Change (COP27) under the theme of moving from pledges to implementation. The overall objective of the event is to ensure coherence of African climate finance positions with needs, prioritise actions that can be led by African countries with targeted support to increase climate finance available for implementation, and showcase successful development practices and champion new initiatives and actionable policies on climate mitigation and adaptation. The event is also being held in partnership with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Afrexim Bank, African Development Bank Group, the World Bank, Climate Investment Funds, BADEA Bank, the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation, the International Finance Corporation, the European Investment Bank, Banque Misr, and the National Bank of Egypt.

Source: Daily News Egypt September 06, 2022 17:58 UTC