Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Monday called upon the rest of the world to support Africa in efforts to tackle climate change, noting that the continent has hit hard by the impacts of the phenomenon even more than other regions globally.

El-Sisi made the call in his speech at the High-Level Session of Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin, Germany.

"Our African continent lies in the heart of these challenges and is affected by them more than other regions due to its special situation, limited capacities to address these crises and limited financing available to overcome these difficulties," El-Sisi said.

"The recent food and energy crises have exacerbated the challenges that African countries must face. In addition to the real threat posed by climate change to the continent's countries that suffer from desertification, water scarcity, high sea levels, floods, torrential rains among other extreme weather conditions, changing at a faster pace and leaving a stronger impact," he added.

El-Sisi called for support for African countries to empower them to benefit from their natural resources and achieve economic development in accordance with efforts to combat climate change and protect the environment.

He noted that this would be done through a comprehensive approach that considers the national economic and developmental conditions of each country.