Price gouging, human rights issues, and questions over Egypt's own climate credentials are casting a shadow over COP27 before it even gets underway.
abc.net.au/news/cop27-controversy-egypt-human-rights-climate-change/101585668COP27 on the shores of Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula has been billed as the "African COP" — with its agenda to focus on climate adaptation and infrastructure for developing nations, including many on the African continent.
According to Professor Bowen, there's been no clarity over who has issued the directive, with hoteliers, government and event officials all pointing the finger at each other. Melbourne Climate Futures director Jacqueline Peel says "loss and compensation" is an important factor in climate justice. "Loss and damage is a very tough thing for the US administration [and] it's a tough sell for many other countries as well."
"I was at the COP[15] in Copenhagen and the Copenhagen law enforcement was very harsh — I witnessed peaceful protesters being whacked by police." The current government, which rose to power in 2013 in a military coup, has arrested tens of thousands of activists."Any researcher or journalist knows going to the street and talking to affected communities and talking about environmental issues is extremely risky — not just for them, but for the residents."Even the location of the conference, in Sharm el-Sheikh, rings alarm bells for Mr Magdi.
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