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Day 2 Update on Al Murunah project: The National Advisory Committee of Al-Murunah meeting

The Advisory Committee of Al-Murunah project met on 11 February 2025, to review the project’s implementation and its governance mechanism and the workplan for the coming year. The meeting was attended by the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Water resources, Cedare – Centre for Environment & Development for the Arab Region & Europe, International Water Management Institute (IWMI), the British...

CEDARE and Observatoire du Sahara et du Sahel Collaboration (OSS)

Dr. Khaled Fahmy, Executive Director Cedare – Centre for Environment & Development for the Arab Region & Europe and Cedare staff, were delighted to welcome the visit of Mr. Nabil ben Khatra, Executive Secretary of Sahara and Sahel Observatory – OSS, at Cedare’s headquarters in Cairo-Egypt, on 10 February 2025. Also attending the meeting was Prof. Samy Al-Said Aly, from...

CEDARE selected as a member of the committee to update the Egyptian Code for Reuse of Treated Wastewater

Following Cedare’s recent participation at the UFM Union for the Mediterranean Ministerial Declaration on Water, Malta February 2025, Cedare, was selected as a member of the Elders Committee to update the Egyptian Water Reuse Code, and develop strategic guidelines. Represented by Dr. Khaled AbuZeid, Regional Director, Water Resources, Cedare participated in the preparatory meeting to update the Egyptian Code for...

Sustainable Recycling Industries Project Paves the way for a solid e waste industry in Egypt

Within the framework of the Sustainable Recycling Industries (SRI) project, which is being implemented in Egypt, Ghana, Peru, Columbia and South Africa, CEDARE, in coordination with the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT) and the The Embassy of Switzerland in Egypt, virtually convened the 11th steering committee meeting on February 10, 2025. The meeting was chaired by the Ministry...

Advancing Circular Electronics Policy in Egypt

The Electronics Research Institute (ERI) hosted a workshop on “Circular Electronics Policy Development in Egypt” on February 10, 2025, in collaboration with Chatham House and UNIDO – United Nations Industrial Development Organization As part of the global SWITCH to Circular Economy Value Chains (SWITCH2CE) project, co-funded by the European Union and Finland, the event gathered experts, officials, and decision-makers to...

Day 1 highlights from the workshop on “Building Climate Change Resilience through Nature-based Solutions to Water and Agriculture in the Mena Region Al-Murunah Project”

The 4 countries of the project, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine exchanged experiences and knowledge on Nature Based Solutions (NBS) Interventions. Participants also shared ideas and opportunities for upscaling at the national and regional levels. The workshop included governmental representatives from the 4 countries, in addition to regional and international organizations (IWMI and IUCN) in addition to international experts. Dr....

CEDARE and the Water-Food-Energy Nexus

The Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE), represented by Dr. Khaled AbuZeid, Regional Director for Water Resources, participated in the drafting group meeting of the Union for the Mediterranean (UFM) Water Ministerial Declaration, and the Workshop on the “Digitalization of the WEFE Nexus in Water Management”, organized by UFM and GWP-Med in Malta during...

Regional Workshop on the Al-Murunah Project “Building Climate Resilience through Nature Based Solutions to Water and Agriculture in the MENA region”

Cedare – Centre for Environment & Development for the Arab Region & Europe is pleased to announce the Regional Workshop on the Al-Murunah Project: Advancing Climate-Resilient Nature-Based Water Solutions, which will take place at Steigenberger Hotel, Cairo, Egypt, from February 9–11, 2025. The International Water Management Institute (IWMI), IUCN and CEDARE constitute the main partners of Al-Murunah project, which is...

Green Hearts Symposium “Environmental Challenges, Climate Issues, and Environmental Change”

As part of its commitment to supporting scientific dialogue on climate and sustainability issues, the Center for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE) participated Tuesday, February 4, 2025, in the seminar “Green Hearts – Environmental Challenges and Climate Change Issues.” The event was held as part of the 56th Cairo International Book Fair.During the seminar, Dr....

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