Sustainability

Egypt is one of the countries most vulnerable to the risks resulting from climate change impacts, despite being one of the lowest contributors to global greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for only 0.6% of total global emissions, according to the latest data submitted by Egypt on greenhouse gas emissions. This was done within the framework of Egypt’s implementation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which Egypt signed in 1994, as well as the Kyoto Protocol, which Egypt ratified in 2005.

The university’s Graduate Studies Sector works within this framework by:

• Focusing on systematic research and monitoring methods to maximize the use of mathematical models that predict climate change risks to vulnerable sectors, especially water resources, coasts, and agriculture
• Enhancing scientific research, technology transfer, knowledge management, and raising awareness to combat climate change
• Conducting research at the Faculty of Agriculture on the impact of climate change on crop production and developing new heat-tolerant varieties
• Preserving natural resources and green spaces within the university
• Building institutional and human capacities regarding climate change adaptation
• Implementing measures to reduce energy consumption, invest in alternative energies, plant trees on the university campus, and participate in community tree planting campaigns
• Increasing renewable and alternative energy sources at university facilities
• Raising awareness among university members about the expected threats and risks of climate change.