Egypt Climate

 Climate issues are not a secret and with each passing year they are becoming more prevalent and more concerning. It is only a matter of time before our actions leave us with nothing, everything is a cause and effect and we can't blame everything on mother nature. Egypt's unique geography makes it more at risk for dramatic climate change and already with limited habitable land and water sources, climate change is a threat environmentally and economically. Egypt's agricultural landscape only comprises five to seven percent of the total area because it is limited to the Nile River, it's narrow valley and northern Delta. Egypt is mostly covered in desert, rocky, sand parched land unable to blossom. Since most of Egypt is uninhabitable, many of the population had to move to the river for resources that takes away viable agriculture land.

Concentration of people along the Nile Valley

The Nile River is more or less the source of life. The river is very temperamental and when the floods are low it can cause distress, famine and civil unrest. The Nile River is subsiding at a rate of 3-5 mm per year. A slight rise in sea level would wreak havoc,  a .25-meter rise in sea level would put 60% of Alexandria’s population of 4 million below sea level.The vast majority of Nile is claimed by Sudan and Egypt and climate change of heat would increase the depletion of the river and rising temperatures would add more stress, increasing concern for water scarcity.  Not only is Egypt effected with the dwindling water levels but countries like Ethiopia, who depend on the Nile River for water will be in jeopardy. Plentiful water and warm weather permit the growth of crops that feed and keep the economy going. Food insecurities are also a concern, as climate changes would threaten grain production and fish markets, this would impose starvation and more economic stress.     

lack of arable land for the growing population

 As stated in Moral Grounds"this is an issue of children, families, communities and we’re just coming out of the other side of  modernization, here comes the second wave." There is no way that Egypt is going to sustain itself if some changes don't come of age. There will be nothing left for the children and as a population using such little land, if the land is destroyed, there won't be another place to relocate. The evidence and consensus is overwhelming that Egypt will face serious challenges as the climate changes. We have a moral obligation to protect the future of the planet. The transition of 2011 was major for Egypt, after the stepping down of President Mubarak, to take actions on sustaining the natural resources which were restricted by Mubarak. This gave the people a renewed sense of ownership in their country and many citizens launched environmental initiatives to sustainability.  
Egypt's unique geography makes climate changes very dangerous, but at the same time it has potential to create renewable energy. Egypt has come up with 20% by 2020 which encompasses 12% of the energy from wind power and mobilizing solar power to reach it's goal. Egypt has had in recent history in trying to develop renewable energy, but ran into some complications. It will be a challenge for Egypt to meet the 20% challenge because Egypt is ranked 31st in total emission release that is .59% of global emission. Egypt could have an increase of green house emission by 50%, this is substantial rise and will make it harder to decrease energy use. Egypt can take the lead and become a powerful center for renewable energy or it can fail to implement anything for change. Climate change is a huge issue all over the world and for the world to make an impact, every country must make a stride in the right direction. It is really easy to have major issues as climate change go over our heads because we don't see the changes that will make drastic changes in our lifetime, but what about the future? In order for us to leave something for the children, we must start now and not later.