Egypt’s Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, through the National Initiative for Smart Green Projects, took part in two sessions at COP31 in Turkey focused on climate entrepreneurship and the circular economy.
The first session, titled “Leveraging Digitalisation and Youth Entrepreneurship for Climate Action,” brought together representatives from Egypt’s Ministry of Local Development and Environment, the Federation of Egyptian Industries, the International Labour Organization and the Food and Agriculture Organization. It was moderated by Hisham Badr, the initiative’s national coordinator.
Projects that won the national initiative also joined the discussion, including a used-oil recycling project, Ward Saeed and Foodex.
The second session, “From Waste to Value: Circular Economy Solutions and Sustainable Industrial Production,” included representatives from the Federation of Egyptian Industries, the Egyptian Forum for Sustainable Development and the United Nations Development Programme.
Participating projects included the Smart Green School, a Cairo municipal solid-waste treatment and recycling project, and Green Threads, according to the announcement.
Source: Al Masry Al Youm
