Cairo: Egypt is mobilizing more than $14.7 billion in climate-aligned investment opportunities through its national platform NWFE (Nexus of Water, Food, and Energy), according to Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation. Her remarks were delivered during Egypt's National Workshop for the United Nations Convergence Initiative, which aims to integrate health, food systems, and climate action.

According to State Information Service Egypt, Al-Mashat reaffirmed Egypt's commitment to leading regional efforts to align food and nutrition systems with global climate goals. She emphasized the importance of merging development and climate agendas, in line with the ambitions of the United Nations initiative. Quoting the UN Secretary-General, she pointed out that the world is halfway to 2030 but remains off track in achieving more than half of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

She noted that Egypt has chosen a strategic path rooted in integration, innovation, and investment-taking pioneering steps to launch one of the region's first comprehensive national dialogues on food systems, involving key stakeholders across government, the private sector, civil society, and academia.

The minister also highlighted Egypt's National Climate Change Strategy 2050, which affirms the government's belief that food security and climate resilience are deeply interconnected. The NWFE platform, she added, is more than a development framework-it's an investment mechanism that links water, food, and energy sectors, bridging planning with capital mobilization.

Referencing global research, Al-Mashat noted that every dollar invested in combating malnutrition can generate returns of up to sixteen dollars, driven by better health outcomes, increased productivity, and stronger economic performance. She also spotlighted the 'First 1,000 Golden Days' initiative as a foundational pillar of Egypt's long-term human development strategy.