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SRI Steering Committee holds its Second Meeting in Cairo

In the framework of the Sustainable Recycling Industries (SRI) project, the second steering committee meeting was held on the 27th of September, 2016 at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) premises. Chaired by the Director of the IT infrastructure Sector, MCIT, the meeting was attended by all members including...

Roundtable on Phasing out Leaded Gasoline in Iraq and Promoting Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Policies

A national Iraqi Workshop on Improving fuel quality and a Roadmap for Achieving Euro 5 targets on Fuels and Vehicle Emission Standard was held in Singapore on 29th -30th of August 2016, co-organized by UNEP-PCFV, UN-Environment Regional Office for West Asia (UNEP ROWA), Asian Clean Fuels Association (ACFA), and Center...

Members of the Steering Committee of SRI hold their 1st Meeting in Cairo

On May 8th, 2016, the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT) hosted the first meeting of the Sustainable Recycling Industries (SRI) Steering Committee. Chaired by Eng. Khaled El Attar (MCIT), the committee comprised representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Trade & Industry, Ministry of Finance, Swiss Embassy, and the...

Sustainable Recycling Industries (SRI) Project

(April 2016 – December 2017), Electronic waste, also known as e-waste, is one of the fast-growing types of waste worldwide which includes discarded electrical or electronic equipment such as old televisions, computers, printers, mobile phones and lead batteries. High toxicity of e-waste, including lead, causes pollution and health problems if improperly disposed of...

Switzerland and Egypt sign Agreement to Support E-Waste Recycling in Egypt

On March 10th, 2016, the Embassy of Switzerland signed an agreement with Egypt’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology titled “Sustainable Recycling Industries in Egypt”. It aims at supporting sustainable integration and participation of small and medium enterprises in recycling of electronic waste in Egypt. Electronic waste, also known as...

Arab Region Environmental Information Network (AREIN)-UNEP

(November 1st, 2013 – February 29th, 2016) CEDARE Provided technical support and training to enable countries participating in the Arab Region Environmental Information Network to contribute substantive information and data services to the UNEP Live knowledge platform. Also, technical support and training to enable countries to use the National Reporting...

Validation Workshop for the National Action Plan for Sustainable Consumption and Production in Egypt, Switch-Med Project

On the 15th of December the Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE) in Cooperation with the Ministry of Environment and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) hosted the participants from different Ministries & working groups, who actively and collectively developed the action plan as part...

State of Play of Sustainable Cities and Buildings in the Arab Region Project

(September 2015 – June 2016), The Center for Environment development for the Arab Region & Europe (CEDARE) and the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) are entering into this agreement with the overall objective is to conduct a regional review that provides a ‘baseline’ for policy making and cooperation on sustainable...

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