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- The Bahamas is among the nations forecast to be hit hardest by rising sea levels due to climate change
CAIRO: Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held a video conference call with the Bahamas’ Prime Minister Philip Davis on the occasion of the latter hosting a Caribbean meeting on climate change.
They discussed issues of common interest, including Egypt’s hosting of the 27th UN Climate Change Conference in November.
Shoukry discussed Egypt’s preparations for the conference, the most prominent topics on the agenda, and its desire to enhance international climate action.
Davis gave Shoukry the perspective of island nations on climate change and its consequences.
The Bahamas is among the nations forecast to be hit hardest by rising sea levels due to climate change.
Davis said 15 percent of his country’s gross domestic product is threatened by climate change, and 11 percent of Bahamians are threatened by rising sea levels, Reuters reported.