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CAIRO — With Egypt's economy in crisis, the currency in freefall and inflation skyrocketing, the poor have been hit hard but the middle class is also teetering on the brink."It's like we were hit by an earthquake, suddenly you have to let go of everything," said Manar, a 38-year-old mother of two."Now whatever semi-humane life people had has been reduced to thinking about how

Egypt's economic turmoil squeezes struggling middle class

With Egypt's economy in crisis, the currency in freefall and inflation skyrocketing, the poor have been hit hard but the middle class is also teetering on the brink."It's like we were hit by an earthquake, suddenly you have to let go of everything," said Manar, a 38-year-old mother of two."Now whatever semi-humane life people had has been reduced to thinking about how much bread and eggs cost," she told AFP, asking to be identified only by her first name.

With Egypt hosting COP27 this month, the Middle East and Africa are in a unique position to take a leadership role on global climate adaptation efforts, particularly in light of the broad spectrum of worsening climate change impacts that are already afflicting the region. The urgency to adapt to the mounting challenges posed by extreme heat, water scarcity, sea level rise, wildfires, and severe weather events has never been higher.