At COP31, Egypt calls for affordable climate finance
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily News Egypt
Egyptian minister Manal Awad called at COP31 for affordable climate finance for developing countries and a shift from pledges to actual funding. She also cited four priorities, including clean electricity, moving away from fossil fuels and strengthening climate resilience, according to Daily News Egypt.
Egypt’s Minister of Local Development and Environment, Manal Awad, called on Wednesday 11 November 2026 in Antalya, Turkey, for affordable climate finance for developing countries and a shift from pledges to their implementation. She represented Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi at the COP31 leaders' summit, according to the Egyptian Environment Ministry, cited by Daily News Egypt.
Manal Awad presented four Egyptian priorities: developing clean electricity, reducing dependence on fossil fuels, ensuring affordable climate finance for developing countries and strengthening their resilience to global warming. Financial and technical support for these countries is the top priority, particularly for adaptation, loss and damage, and the transition to a low-carbon economy, she said.
The leaders' summit, held on 11 and 12 November, brings together representatives from 95 countries, according to the Egyptian Environment Ministry. COP31 is taking place from 9 to 20 November at the Antalya exhibition centre under a joint Turkish-Australian presidency: Turkish Environment Minister Murat Kurum is chairing the conference, while Australian Climate and Energy Minister Chris Bowen is leading the formal negotiations.
The Egyptian position comes as Guterres calls for $1.3 trillion a year for climate at COP31 and COP31 calls for more climate adaptation finance, two developments reported on 11 November.
