CAIRO — The House Committee of the Egyptian Syndicate of Engineers unveiled throughout a convention held Oct. 22 Egypt’s plan to launch the first satellite specialised in monitoring local weather adjustments in African international locations, in partnership with Chinese language events.
The announcement comes within the lead-up to the UN local weather convention (COP27) scheduled to be held in Sharm el-Sheikh Nov. 6-18, in what constitutes an essential step to confront local weather challenges, particularly in international locations most weak to the dangerous results of local weather change.
Talking on the Oct. 22 convention, Ahmed Farag, head of the House Committee of the Syndicate of Engineers, stated {that a} prototype of the satellite will probably be displayed in Sharm el-Sheikh along with the UN local weather convention periods as a way to clarify the function and targets of this satellite tv for pc.
Farag added that the launch of the satellite tv for pc goals to observe local weather adjustments in Africa, such because the phenomena of desertification, the rise in carbon emissions, water vapor and wind pace, and this is essential and helpful for Cairo and all international locations of the African continent to help them in dealing with the unfavorable results of local weather change.
He stated that a number of workshops and academic seminars had been held in partnership with various specialised consultants to activate the syndicate’s House Committee, which was established in August. The seminars additionally aimed to emphasise the function of instructional and analysis establishments in house science and tackled the shut relationship between house and the local weather.
A supply from throughout the governmental Egyptian Space Agency informed Al-Monitor on situation of anonymity that there are certainly Egyptian plans to launch two satellites in Africa — considered one of which is specialised in monitoring local weather adjustments and whose launch date has but to be set.
Farag stated that negotiations are underway with a Chinese language celebration, which he didn’t specify, to participate within the launch course of together with the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology. The small print, based on the supply, are to be introduced upon completion of the negotiations.
Additionally, the supply added, one other satellite tv for pc is to be launched in 2023 with the purpose of measuring the proportion of plasma within the higher environment.
The supply additionally stated that the COP27 hosted by Egypt for the primary time is an efficient alternative for the nation to place forth the efforts it’s deploying to confront the unfavorable results of local weather change on the African continent, by adopting all types of recent technological means as a way to win the boldness of worldwide establishments in a bid to offer the mandatory funding to help these efforts and obtain the specified targets.
Osama Shelbaya, dean of the College of Navigation Sciences and House Expertise at Beni Suef College, informed Al-Monitor that Egypt’s plan to launch a satellite tv for pc to observe local weather adjustments in Africa is essential to confront climate-related challenges and the ensuing phenomena by monitoring them earlier than they happen and growing plans to take care of them, to keep away from or restrict any damages or unfavorable results.
He added that launching satellites may be very pricey, which prompted Egypt to resort to Chinese language events throughout the framework of Egyptian efforts to confront local weather change, which can culminate with the internet hosting of the COP27.
Sami Hashem, head of the Egyptian parliament’s Training and Scientific Analysis Committee, concurred, as he informed Al-Monitor that Egypt’s plan to launch the primary satellite tv for pc to observe local weather adjustments in Africa is unprecedented, and it serves as proof of the state’s use of all fashionable scientific and technological means to restrict the dangerous results of local weather adjustments on each Egypt and Africa.
African international locations, he stated, are probably the most affected and uncovered to desertification, water shortage, seashore erosion and drought, amongst different results.
Hashem added that the launch of the satellite tv for pc is useful not just for Egypt, however for all African international locations, and it’ll have an important and efficient function in dealing with local weather challenges, so focus needs to be on it on the COP27.
