EU-JRDP funded Project “Good Agricultural Practices on Geographic Indication for Sustainable Production and Increased Marketing Competence to Enhance Rural Livelihood in Matrouh (Geographic Indication – Matrouh)”

2017

2020

جمهورية مصر العربية -مشروع قومي

“Good Agricultural Practices on Geographic Indication for Sustainable Production and Increased Marketing Competence to Enhance Rural livelihood in Matrouh” is a 24 months project under the EU Joint Rural Development Programme and the Italian Development cooperation which aims to increase sustainability and marketing opportunities of agricultural products in Matrouh by adopting Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) on Geographic Indication (GI) and improve livelihood of the rural communities. The focus area in Matrouh is an area of 320 by 60 km coastal zone between Foka and El Salloum with a rural population of roughly 120,000 inhabitants. The farmers experience losses of agricultural products and low marketing competence. The action will concentrate its activities on three main agricultural products of Matrouh, which are Figs, Olives for oil and black table grapes. The intervention is implemented in Matrouh and Barrani districts targeting 10,000 of the rural population. The timeline of the project is spread on 2 years where the 1st year is dedicated to capacity development on GAPs on GI, procurement process of equipment, data collection on GI registration and preparations for the drafting process code of practice.2nd year is dedicated to registration of GI, publication of code of practice, marketing of GI products using the purchased equipment for preparation and transportation. The action will concentrate its activities on three main agricultural products of Matrouh, which are Figs (Teen Sultani), Olives for oil (Zaitun Shemlaly), and Black table Grapes (Enab Eswed). The intervention is implemented in Matrouh and Barrani districts targeting 10,000 of the rural population

CEDARE

Amr Abdel-Meguid

Building Capacities for Climate Action at the city level in the Arab region under the Global Covenant of Mayors (GCoM) for Climate and Energy

2019

جمهورية مصر العربية -مشروع قومي

The project is in cooperation with UN-Habitat, Islamic Development Bank, CLIMA-MED, RCREEE and the European Climate foundation. The objective of the project is to build capacities of local authorities in Arab cities to plan and implement climate adaptation and mitigation actions at the city level for potential signatories under the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy. The role of CEDARE is to provide expertise in the training g workshop and contribute to the training manual

CEDARE

Ahmed Abdelrehim

EU-JRDP funded Project “Sustainable Investments in Solid and Agricultural Waste in Fayoum and Minya (SISAW)”

Dec. 2017

March 2020

جمهورية مصر العربية -مشروع قومي

Upper Middle Egypt ecosystems are facing significant water resources degradation as irrigation system and waterways are polluted by solid and agricultural illegal dumping, a result of WM deficiencies, which considerably compromises already limited social and economic opportunities in target communities. Hence, SISAW PROJECT will employ innovative participatory SWM processes to enhance rural Fayoum and Minya populations wellbeing through sustainable territorial resources governance and socio-economic development opportunities

CEDARE

Amr Abdel-Meguid

Wastewater Reuse Proposal with IWMI

2018

2020

جمهورية مصر العربية -مشروع قومي

The project aims to reuse more and safer by putting a common national strategy for water reuse in Egypt until 2030.

CEDARE

Khaled AbuZeid

Development of Climate Change Centre of Excellence in Egypt

2019

2020

جمهورية مصر العربية -مشروع قومي

CEDARE will cooperate with the National Research centre and the Chinese government to develop a center of excellence for climate change for adaptation and mitigation processes. The Centre will act as an information hub to provide decision makers at the national level with analysis of impacts of climate change in the different sectors.

CEDARE

Ahmed Abdelrehim

E-Mobility 2019

Dec. 2019

March 2020

جمهورية مصر العربية -مشروع قومي

In cooperation with the German Foundation, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, CEDARE is providing policy support and capacity building for Egypt in the field of Sustainable Mobility, Sustainable Cities, and Electric Mobility in Specific. The project outcomes up to March 2020 consists of: • situation analysis of E-Mobility in Egypt and policy brief together with • a three-month training program (series of workshops and intermittent participant activity) for potential trainers and environmental activists • an international conference on sustainable mobility and electric vehicles

CEDARE

Hossam Allam

JICA

Dec. 2019

March 2020

جمهورية مصر العربية -مشروع قومي

On 19th December 2019 Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Center for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE) entered into agreement to perform a study addressing the data collection survey on “Reduction measures for single use plastic bags consumption in Egypt”. The aim of this study is to support addressing plastic pollution in Egypt and pave the way for alternatives for Single Use Plastic Bags (SUPB) and the enabling technologies, as well as supporting development of policy and regulatory frameworks necessary for the vision of reducing SUPB, with focus on supporting future cooperation with Japan in this field. The study activity is in line with CEDARE’s ongoing activities advocating Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) and with recent activity in the SwitchMed Demo Project providing the first solid steppingstone in Egypt for addressing this pressing topic. This study shall accordingly meet the following objectives: • Develop a baseline study providing an overview of the value-chain and life cycle of SUPB and associated marine plastic litter, and past and current efforts to address the associated adverse impacts and assess the enabling environment for providing alternatives.• Assess and develop plans for technically, environmentally, and socially viable interventions (plans, policies, programs, and projects) to address SUPB, including necessary regulatory framework interventions, economic tools, and incentive programs, and technologies and competences needed, leading to identification of opportunities for private sector to play an active role and a plan for next step, with priority to prospects for cooperation with Japan.

CEDARE

Hossam Allam

Spatio- temporal Resilience mapping online tool for Egypt (ReMOTE)

2020

2021

جمهورية مصر العربية -مشروع قومي

The ReMOTE institutional link between the University of Salford (UK), the National Research Centre (Egypt), CEDARE and DCarbon, is to bridge the gap by developing an analytical mapping tool to analyse and map the population that are most vulnerable to climate change impacts in Egypt. The methodology used relies on categorising climate and socio-economic vulnerability data in three categories namely; exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity. An online spatial portal will be developed to overlay Geographic Information System to calculate the most vulnerable areas according to the identified IPCC criteria and definition. A mobile app will be developed to allow different stakeholders use the data, examine different scenarios and visualize the most vulnerable communities in Egypt. Results of this project provide a platform to enhance the science-policy interface to improve policy-making and planning towards better management of the negative impacts of climate change in Egypt and integrating climate change measures into national policies, strategies and national plans.

CEDARE

Ahmed Abdelrehim

GEF funded project titled “Effective Management of Wadi El-Rayan and Qarun Protected Areas in Egypt”

2020

الفيوم

CEDARE/IUCN ROWA/UNEP-GEF

Amr Abdel-Meguid

Cooperation with the Egyptian National Research Centre.

2020

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CEDARE signed a protocol with the Egyptian National Research Centre during the Launch of the Centre of Excellence for Research and Applied Studies on Climate Change and Sustainable Development (C3SD-NRC). CEDARE is a founding member of the board of the C3SD-NRC and its Steering Committee, along with a distinguished group of national, regional, and international bodies working on addressing climate change as well as its environmental, social, and economic impacts. The C3SD-NRC will play a vital role in establishing research-based methodologies for addressing climate change and its impacts, and in developing sustainable solutions for vulnerable areas in Egypt and the region. It will also provide technical and scientific support to decision makers in the governmental and nongovernmental sectors to bridge the science-policy gap.

CEDARE- Cooperation with the Egyptian National Research Centre

Ahmed Abdelrehim