Climate change in Egypt

Egypt's Pyramids near Cairo, showing the proximity of the large urban population to the desert. This image shows how Egypt's infrastructure is organized.

Climate change is causing Egypt’s already hot and arid climate to experience environmental stresses including extreme temperatures, droughts, floods, and sea level rise.[1] These extreme conditions will have significant impacts on the lives of Egyptians resulting in food insecurity, water scarcity, and economic destabilization.

Graphic of the increase in temperature in Egypt overtime.

Egypt is located on the northeast of the continent of Africa. The population was 102.3 million in 2020 and is projected to grow to 159.9 million by 2050.[2] Egypt is one of the countries most affected by the extreme weather conditions caused by climate change.[3] Egypt signed and ratified the Paris Agreement, as well as, submitted a nationally determined contribution (NDC) which sets priority areas as sustainability of agriculture, water resources, the environment, energy, and land management.[4]

  1. ^ "Climate Resilience for Energy Transition in Egypt – Analysis". IEA. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
  2. ^ "World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal". climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  3. ^ Global Carbon Project (2021). "Data supplement to the Global Carbon Budget 2021". ICOS. doi:10.18160/gcp-2021. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  4. ^ "Egypt". SCALA. Retrieved 2023-10-29.