Climate change in Egypt

Climate change is causing Egypt’s already hot and arid climate to experience environmental stresses including extreme temperatures, droughts, floods, and sea level rise. As a highly vulnerable nation to climate change, these extreme conditions will have significant impacts on the lives of Egyptians due to resulting food insecurity, water scarcity, health and economic impacts.

Egypt has 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.

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.