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United Kingdom and Egypt Saturday vowed to cooperate on climate change as the current and incoming presidencies of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP), reports say. “We affirm our joint commitment to Read more
New York-headquartered multinational investment Management Corporation is considering to hike its investment in Egypt after it launched a $673 million climate-focused infrastructure fund, Reuters reports. The Arab republic, David Giordano, global head of renewable power at BlackRock Alternative Investors has Read more
Morocco, host country of 22nd UN conference on climate change (COP22) has purchased from the World Bank USD 100 million in World Bank Green Bonds. These 3-year bonds mature on December 15, 2019 and have a semi-annual fixed rate coupon Read more
Dar Si Hmad, a women-led NGO in Morocco, which has installed the world’s largest operational fogwater harvesting system, has been granted the 2016 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Momentum for Change Award. The project has been rewarded Read more
The United States and China have formally ratified the Paris agreement to curb climate change in a joint declaration Saturday, ahead of the G20 summit in Hangzhou, China. The announcement, made jointly by Presidents Barack Obama and Xi Jinping, is Read more
Morocco, host country of 22nd UN Conference on Climate Change (COP22) scheduled in Marrakech next November 7-18, will host the 1st meeting of UNESCO Ad Hoc Expert Group (AHEG) in Rabat Sept. 20-24 to prepare a preliminary draft text of Read more