Egypt: Climate, Peace, and Fragility in Egypt: Shaping a Path Forward

Dec 11, 2024 | Sara Rabie, Martina Jaskolski, Salma Kadry, CGIAR
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Egypt faces a confluence of challenges compounding with climate change risks: absolute water scarcity, food insecurity, rapid urbanization, as well as a burgeoning population growing by a million every 6-8 months and estimated to reach 160 million by 2050. Climate change has been linked to a range of security issues – water, food, economic and livelihood insecurity, enhancing environmental, social, and economic fragility and places pressures on policymakers.