Egypt... Role Model for Green Economy in Bahrain

The Egyptian Minister of Environment, Dr. Yasmine Fouad, reviewed the Egyptian experience in achieving the principles of the green economy during her speech at the meeting of the regional forum of the green economy in Bahrain.

The minister considered that the consistency of government policies with legislation and creating incentives for the market as well as changing the language of dialogue between institutions related to the environment was one of the most important elements of the success of the experiment, especially with work on the plan of international commitments for sustainable development.

She also noted that the goals of sustainable development will be achieved only by giving priority to natural resources and products that support the poor and small enterprises. She stressed the imperative of the global green economy as one of the most important mechanisms of sustainable development to combat the depletion of resources and the threat of food and water security and the deterioration of environmental indicators, climate change and desertification sweeping the planet.

The forum is being held with the participation of 20 Arab countries among Arab environment ministers and government representatives, in addition to a number of scientists and environmental specialists, headed by Dr. Mohammed Mubarak, Executive Chairman of the Supreme Council for Environment in the Kingdom of Bahrain and Mr. Abdullah Al Khalifa, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The forum will continue from July 2nd to 4th at the Gulf Hotel with a basic agenda to improve the regulatory framework for achieving the green economy and supporting green investments, activating partnerships between the public and private sectors, and exploring ways of developing local communities to inject more effective solutions for the green economy.