Projects

(2022), The project aimed to improve the management of Wadi El Rayan and Qarun reserves in Egypt by addressing key threats to these protected areas. To support this, a strategic communication plan was developed to enhance conservation efforts, promote sustainable development, restore the protected areas (PAs), and improve the quality... Read More

The Toolkit aims to provide practical guidance and recommendations for developing resilient rural strategies and plans at the local community level, promoting socio-economic well-being alongside sustainable, green, and renewable growth pathways in the infrastructure sector. It focuses on addressing climate change risks while enhancing ecological and socio-economic resilience to improve... Read More

In response to water and climate change challenges in Egypt, the Government of the United Kingdom has funded the five-year “Al Murunah” Project to increase water security in the MENA region through the integration of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) and Agricultural Water Management (AWM) in the face of climate change and... Read More

Healthy Ecosystems for Rangeland Development (HERD): CEDARE, with the Desert Research Centre (DRC), the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and the United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP), implemented a Global Environment Facility (GEF)-funded project (2018-2022) titled “Healthy Ecosystems for Rangeland Development (HERD)” in Matrouh, which aimed at promoting of rangeland... Read More

The Project was funded by the European Union Joint Rural Development Programme along with the Italian Development Cooperation and co-applicant with the Desert Research Centre (DRC) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation (MALR), under the title “Good Agricultural Practices on Geographic Indication for Sustainable Production and Increased Marketing... Read More

Social, Ecological and Agricultural Resilience in the Face of Climate Change in the Mediterranean. SEARCH is a three-year regional long-term project implemented from 2011 to 2014 in Egypt, Morocco, Jordan, Palestine, and Lebanon. The project was funded by the European Union in collaboration with CEDARE as a country implementing country... Read More

Sustainable Investment in Solid and Agricultural Waste (SISAW) in Fayoum and Minya project was a 2-year national project from 2018 to 2020, funded by the European Union (EU) under the EU-JRDP and co-financed in parallel by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Project aimed at enhancing the two governorates’... Read More

The project aims at (1) Improved Governance: Enhance the governance of pastoralism among Bedouin groups through participatory planning and Stakeholders dialogue. (2) Sustainable Pastoralism: Promote sustainable pastoralism practices among Bedouin communities through capacity building and awareness-raising.  (3) Ecosystem Conservation: Conserve ecosystems and promote sustainable natural resource management among Bedouin communities.... Read More