In collaboration with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping, and Peacebuilding (CCCPA), an Egyptian public agency, hosted the first preparatory meeting to go over the components of a new initiative on climate change and the sustainability of peace.
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Cairo
International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
(CCCPA), an Egyptian public organization, jointly hosted the first preparatory
meeting to go over the components of a new initiative on climate change and the
sustainability of peace.
In addition to experts from the relevant Egyptian ministries
and research institutes, the meeting was attended by representatives of
international and regional organizations, and international financial and
development institutions, including "Elena Panova," the UN Resident
Coordinator in Egypt, "Sylvain Merlin," the UNDP's deputy
representative, and an official from the African Union Commission (AUC).
The initiative focuses on the African continent as despite
being the continent that contributes the least to this phenomenon, it is the
most affected by the consequences of climate change.
It is intended to undertake programs and activities in a
number of domains, including those covered by the initiative, namely: climate
change adaptation in relation to bolstering peace-building efforts; as well as supporting
peace through robust food security systems. Finding long-term solutions that
address the connection between climate change and displacement as well as
enhancing climate funding are also included in the program.