Four Egyptian researchers spoke about how they’re contributing to the fight against climate change as their country hosts the COP27 global climate summit
World leaders, scientists and policymakers are gathered in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, for the 27th United Nations Conference of the Parties climate summit. So far, the discussions have addressed the urgent need to decarbonize high-emitting industries, adaptation strategies for climate-resilient agriculture and loss and damage compensation.
At my research institute, we work on projects to mitigate the sea-level rise in the Nile Delta, and study its impact on farmers and people living in the surrounding area. Filling the gaps in climate research Mohamed Salem Nashwan, Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport, Cairo. In developed countries, climate change is considered a top issue and people demonstrate about it in the streets. Here in Egypt, it’s not the main priority. We have several challenges, including economic and water-related problems, so environmental issues are not on top of the list. But Egypt hosting COP27 this year has made the climate crisis finally come to the surface.
My research focuses on finding strategies to mitigate the adverse effects of climate change and sea-level rise in the Nile Valley. I collaborate with plant-breeding scientists at the University of Florida to find plant genotypes that can tolerate droughts and a high level of salinity. The company I co-founded, Recyclizer, collects plastic waste from the streets and recycles it into a mulch film that can be used to cover soil, protecting it from damage and reducing the amount of water needed for irrigation.
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