## Egypt Adapts to Climate Change

_IMF News, June 16, 2022_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: June 16, 2022

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### Overview and key risks
- Egypt is among the countries most impacted by climate change.
- Major climate risks identified:
  - higher temperatures and extreme weather
  - water scarcity
  - droughts
  - rising sea levels (rising sea levels threaten Egypt’s port city of Alexandria)
- Sectors at particular risk:
  - agriculture
  - tourism
  - coastal communities

### Government actions and strategies
- The Egyptian government recently launched the National Climate Change Strategy.
- As host of COP27, Egypt is coordinating global action on climate adaptation, mitigation, and finance.

### Private sector and finance measures
- The private sector is scaling up adaptation efforts and will play a key role in the transition to a greener, climate-resilient economy.
- To develop the green finance market, Egypt has issued the region’s first sovereign green bond to finance projects in clean transportation and sustainable water management.

### Implications and priorities
- Without adaptation, countries in the Middle East and Central Asia face crippling climate losses; Egypt’s vulnerabilities make adaptation a high priority.
- Priority areas for policy and investment:
  - strengthen water management to address water scarcity and droughts
  - protect coastal zones and port infrastructure from sea level rise
  - support agriculture and tourism resilience
  - scale up green finance instruments (including sovereign green bonds) to fund clean transportation and sustainable water management projects
  - leverage international coordination (COP27) to mobilize adaptation, mitigation, and finance

### Publication detail
- Date: June 16, 2022

*Source: IMF News — Egypt Adapts to Climate Change*

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## References

- [https://www.imf.org/en/News/country-focus](https://www.imf.org/en/News/country-focus)
- [Finance and Development Magazine](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/fandd)
- [PRESS CENTER](http://presscenter.imf.org/)
- [Without Adaptation, Middle East and Central Asia Face Crippling Climate Losses](https://blogs.imf.org/2022/03/30/without-adaptation-middle-east-and-central-asia-face-crippling-climate-losses/)
- [Feeling the Heat: Adapting to Climate Change in the Middle East and Central Asia](https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/Departmental-Papers-Policy-Papers/Issues/2022/03/25/Feeling-the-Heat-Adapting-to-Climate-Change-in-the-Middle-East-and-Central-Asia-464856)
- [https://www.imf.org/en/home](https://www.imf.org/en/home)

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