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00:00 Welcome.
00:01 The drought, the hot waves, the cold of winter and the severe storms are
00:04 serious challenges that climate change has brought about
00:07 because of its serious effects on the agricultural sector, food security and water resources.
00:12 In Egypt, which is one of the countries threatened by climate change,
00:16 despite being the least carbon-emitted country in the world,
00:21 with a global share of 17.4%,
00:23 the government is working to transform towards a greener economy.
00:26 Indeed, it was the first country in the Middle East and North Africa
00:30 to issue green governance bonds and to strive to strengthen green projects
00:35 in renewable energy, green hydrogen and green transport projects.
00:41 Now we move to Baghdad with Raed Nabil.
00:45 Thank you Farouk.
00:47 With its global fifth ranking on the level of impact on climate change,
00:51 the Iraqi economy loses about $7 million a day due to the implications of this crisis.
00:55 Iraq loses 50% of its water from the Dijla and the Forat rivers
00:59 and its water reserve is reduced from 60 billion to 8 billion cubic meters,
01:03 at the lowest level in its history.
01:06 While agricultural production is declining by 40% to 60%.
01:10 The government is putting in place temporary measures to stop migration from the countryside
01:13 and is supporting some affected areas to water the land
01:16 with new job opportunities and urgent financial grants,
01:19 but this is less than necessary.
01:21 The policies of understanding and regional partnership are disappearing
01:25 to share the damage of water resources.
01:27 From the scene in Iraq to Beirut, with his colleague Hilina Murad.
01:31 Thank you, Raed Nabil.
01:34 Lebanon is facing a major challenge, in addition to its financial and social crises,
01:39 namely climate change, which is increasing the severity of problems
01:43 at several levels, such as water resources,
01:47 increasing temperatures, increasing forest fires,
01:51 and also increasing the number of deaths and other diseases.
01:54 The Ministry of Environment estimated that climate change
01:58 will cause a 14% decrease in the total local product in 2040,
02:05 and will decrease in 2080 to about 32%.
02:11 Despite the limited capabilities, the Lebanese government is taking steps
02:17 to reduce NDC emissions and to build a more flexible health care system
02:25 that works with the Paris Summit on climate change
02:29 and is keen on addressing the gaps in the levels of politics, infrastructure,
02:35 and safety methods, and so on.
02:38 What about the crisis? With his colleague Salah.
02:41 Thank you, Hilina.
02:43 In Qatar, the decision-maker realizes the environmental and economic crisis
02:48 caused by climate change.
02:51 Therefore, two years ago, Qatar launched the national strategy
02:55 for the environment and climate change.
02:59 There is no specific number to spend on climate change crisis,
03:03 but there are always considerable percentages in the Qatar balance sheet
03:07 for environmental projects and facing these challenges.
03:11 Qatar also imposes on companies in general to cut the profit margin
03:16 and direct them to environmental projects.
03:20 Qatar, which organized the FIFA World Cup last year
03:24 and called it the World Cup, is an environmental friend.
03:27 It planted about a million trees last year,
03:31 and now it is the owner of Expo Pastana, which brings together more than 80 countries around the world
03:38 to look at the dangerous challenges facing the climate change reality.
03:44 It also made a $100 million contract with the developing countries
03:49 to address the risks of climate change.
03:52 This was the situation in Doha, the United Kingdom.
03:56 To Riyadh, London.
03:59 Thank you, Salah, for the update.
04:01 It seems that the economic crisis that Britain has been going through for more than 20 months
04:06 forced the government of Prime Minister Rishi Sonaka to withdraw from some climate goals,
04:11 such as the extension of the ban on new cars that use petrol and diesel from 2030 to 2035.
04:19 The British government justified these measures
04:22 by saying that they should fight climate change away from harming consumers.
04:28 Anakin.