The EU Delegation to Egypt celebrated yesterday the EU Climate Action Day in Cairo in cooperation with the EU Member States Embassies, offering the opportunity to the EU Ambassadors to present trees to be planted in Cairo Ezbet El Nasr area,where the Urban Development Programme, jointly financed by the EU and Germany, is working to rejuvenate the neighbourhood by reconstructing the streets and planting trees with the objective of climate adaptation.
Climate action is also an important priority for the EU in Egypt. The total value of currently ongoing as well as projects in preparation exceeds EUR 700 million in grants for the benefit of Egypt. This has also helped leveraging additional concessional loans from the European Investment Bank and other EU development Banks for some EUR 4.65 Billion. These projects work in areas such as renewable and clean energy, energy efficiency, transport, sanitation, water and waste management, pollution abatement, housing and agriculture. (EU Neighbourhood Info)