Egypt

Responses

Adaptation Disaster Risk Management Mitigation

Sectors

Economy-wide

Instruments

Governance

Institutional mandates MRV Planning Processes, plans and strategies Subnational and citizen participation

Information

Education, training and knowledge dissemination Research & Development, knowledge generation

Keywords

Energy Efficiency Green Bonds Climate Finance Climate risk

Egypt National Climate Change Strategy (NCCS) 2050

Executive

Strategy

Adaptation Framework

Mitigation Framework

Disaster Risk Management Framework

Passed in 2022

Egypt's National Climate Change strategy is designed to consolidate all aspects of climate change in one document to be a basic reference that ensures the integration of climate change dimension into general planning of all sectors in the country. It was developed at the request of the National Council for Climate Change.

The strategy contains five key goals and sets directions to achieve each objective:
Goal 1: Achieving Sustainable Economic Growth and Low-Emission Development in Various Sectors
Goal 2: Enhancing Adaptive Capacity and Resilience to Climate Change and Alleviating the Associated Negative Impacts
Goal 3: Enhancing Climate Change Action Governance
Goal 4: Enhancing Climate Financing Infrastructure
Goal 5: Enhancing Scientific Research, Technology Transfer, Knowledge Management and Awareness to Combat Climate Change

Documents

Egypt NSCC Summary for Policymakers (English)

Climate targets in this law

1 target

The Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy has taken several measures aimed at increasing the contribution of new and renewable energy, which is planned to reach 42% of the total electrical energy produced in 2035.

Energy | Fixed level target | Target year: 2035 | Base year: