obviously is a worry. and at the same time, and i don t want to sound like a panglossian, an eternal optimist, but in a way, if you see climate change happening in your country, if you see unusual weather events, that s going to focus your mind, isn t it? we ve seen different forms of extreme weather conditions in developing nations like the floods in nigeria, the floods in pakistan, droughts in africa. many africans suffering famine because of climate change. there must be a sense of real, notjust urgency, but a kind of panic there among some countries, isn t there? panic and suspicion. and when i say suspicion, it s mainly because no one is really sure whether all developed nations and those who can really provide some sort of a financial support network here will deliver their promises and pledges.
climate change happening in front of our eyes, aren t we? we are beginning to see changes in weather systems around the world. we do see this extreme weather more frequently than we did and that obviously is a worry. and at the same time, and i don t want to sound like a panglossian, an eternal optimist, but in a way, if you see climate change happening in your country, if you see unusual weather events, that s going to focus your mind, isn t it? we ve seen different forms of extreme weather conditions in developing nations like the floods in nigeria, the floods in pakistan, droughts in africa. many africans suffering famine because of climate change. we ve seen different forms of extreme weather conditions there must be a sense of real, notjust urgency, but a kind of panic there among some countries, isn t there? panic and suspicion. and when i say suspicion,
different forms of extreme weather conditions in developing nations, like the floods in nigeria, the floods in pakistan, droughts in africa, many africans suffering famine, because of climate change. even this country, in egypt, that is hosting the cop, the agricultural sector has been suffering over the past few years because of the sharp rise in temperatures. we have been talking to farmers over the past weeks, and they have been hit really hard because the crops were damaged as a result of the extended heatwaves, and they actually don t know what to do. they are calling on the government to support them but so far, they are trying to survive on their own. it is really sad to hear that from farmers, because we are not talking just about agriculture but rather, about food security for a country of 100 million people here. there must be a sense of real, notjust urgency, but a kind