OECD Green Growth Policy Review of Egypt 2024 / OECD.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, author, issuing body.

Series:

OECD environmental performance reviews.

OECD Environmental Performance Reviews

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (190 pages).

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD Publishing, 2024.

Summary:

Egypt is a rapidly growing emerging economy and a demographic heavyweight on the African continent. High population growth, land-use change, pollution and climate change are increasingly putting pressure on the natural environment, including on its rich biodiversity. Egypt has achieved relative decoupling of greenhouse gas emissions from economic growth, though it needs to further mainstream climate action across sectors and progressively raise ambition. As one of the world's most water-stressed countries, greater use of economic instruments would help address scarcity and improve water quality. As part of Egypt's Vision 2030, the government is committed to turning environmental challenges into opportunities. It has taken steps to move towards more sustainable waste management and address air pollution, which remains a health concern. Egypt has significant potential to accelerate its clean energy transition. While environmental information and data have improved overall, public participation in environmental decision making needs to be further enhanced. This is the first Green Growth Policy Review of Egypt. It examines progress towards sustainable development and green growth over the past decade. The 40 recommendations aim to help Egypt improve its environmental performance, giving a special focus to building climate-smart, resilient and inclusive cities.

Contents:

Disclaimers

Foreword

Reader's guide

Basic statistics of Egypt

Executive summary

Assessment and recommendations

1. Key environmental trends

2. Towards green growth

3. Building climate-smart, resilient and inclusive cities.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

92-64-90493-X