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The Egyptian Parliament is Discussing Draft Legislation for The Sustainable Management of Rangelands and Combating Desertification

For the first time, the Egyptian Parliament is discussing draft legislation for the sustainable management of rangelands and combating desertification. This legislation was developed by CEDARE, during the GEF-funded project HERD, in collaboration with the Matrouh Governorate, the Desert Research Center (DRC), the Ministry of Environment, the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development, and IUCN. The legislation was developed using the...

CEDARE Participated in the 10th World Water Forum (WWF10), Bali, Indonesia

CEDARE represented by Prof. Khaled AbuZeid, Regional Director for Water Resources, participated in the 10th World Water Forum (WWF10), organized in Bali, Indonesia, 18-25 May, 2024. Dr. AbuZeid, attended the 87th Board of Governors of the World Water Council, held back to back with WWF10. He participated as a panelist in the technical session of the WWF10 organized by the...

Presenting Egypt’s case study at SwitchMed II Closing Workshop in Paris, France

On the 1st day of the 3-day workshop on mainstreaming blue economy concepts, May 15th, 2024, Dr. Hossam Allam highlighted Egypt’s efforts in accelerating blue economy policies. In this panel, each country overviewed its status-quo in supporting Blue Economy practices with special emphasis to Sustainable Consumption and Production and Circular Economy. Other Arab countries as Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan, and Lebanon...

The North Africa Climate Conference on the Just Energy Transition

As a guest speaker, Dr. Hossam Allam virtually participates in the North Africa Climate Conference on the Just Energy Transition, 22 April, 2024, Tangier, Morocco. Dr. Allam, CEDARE’s Sustainable Growth Regional Director, over-viewed the challenges facing energy transition on the national as well as the regional levels. He underlined the Arab countries’ high potential for producing renewable energies such as...

The First National Advisory Committee Meeting for Al-Murunah Project

CEDARE hosted the first National Advisory Committee (NPAC) Meeting for Al-Murunha project. The meeting occurred on the 31st of March, 2024 in the presence of the committee members, Dr. Walid Mohamed Haqiqi, Head of the Planning Sector at the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, Dr. Mohamed Mohsen Elkholy, Director of the Soil, Water, and Environment Institute at the Agricultural...

In Celebration of International Women’s Day, March 8

CEDARE participated in celebrating International Women’s Day in cooperation with the Egyptian Engineers Syndicate and the Bahia Foundation, one of the civil work institutions that supports women. Among the ceremony’s activities was a lecture entitled “The Role of Women in Development and Environmental Protection.”, The Engineers Syndicate Club in Cairo.

Awareness Session on “Why Do We Need Sustainability?”

On March 6th, 2024, Dr. Hossam Allam, CEDARE’s Regional Director for Sustainable Growth, talk at TKH-Coventry School of Business… Awareness session on “Why Do We Need Sustainability?”CEDARE is always keen to nurture the youth about the latest sustainable practices, environmental challenges and needs as the gateway to a more resourceful climate-resilient greener world. It’s all about developing minds that are...

Al-Murunah Project Regional Workshop: Resilient Nature-based Water Solutions for the Nile Delta

The Environmental Governance Programme Regional Director, Dr. Amr Abdelmegeed, and the Community Development Expert, Eng. Galal Maowod are attending the regional workshop for Al-Murunah Project: Building Climate Resilience through Enhanced Water Security in the MENA. The workshop is scheduled to take place in Amman, Jordan, from March 4th to 6th, 2024, it also includes the project’s implementing partners from Jordan,...

The Ministry of Environment receives the recently-developed “Blue Economy Roadmap for Advancing Marine and Coastal Eco-Practices in Egypt” from CEDARE team and experts

The Ministry of Environment receives the recently-developed “Blue Economy Roadmap for Advancing Marine and Coastal Eco-Practices in Egypt” from CEDARE team and experts during the celebration of launching the report, in presence of the representative of the European Commission and the representative of the United Nations Environment Programme. The Roadmap is developed as part of SwitchMed II Project in Egypt...

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