180917_CES-MED_National_Report_Egypt_FINAL2rev

6 POTENTIAL COVENANT OF MAYORS COORDINATORS
The European Commission defines “Covenant of Coordinators” 4 as those public administrations, which
provide strategic guidance, financial and technical support to municipalities signing up to the Covenant
of Mayors (COM) but lacking necessary skills and/or resources to realise their requirements. The EC
distinguishes between Territorial Coordinators, which are sub‐national decentralized authorities ‐
including provinces, regions and public groupings of municipalities ‐ and National Coordinators, which
are national public bodies ‐ including national energy agencies and the Ministry of Energy. The
European Commission defines “Covenant Supporters” 5 as European, national, and regional networks
and associations of local authorities, which leverage their lobbying, communication and networking
activities to promote the Covenant of Mayors’ (COM) initiative and support the commitments of its
signatories. Coordinators and Supporters are distinct in their operations, as coordinators focus on
supporting governorates with the development and/or implementation of their SEAPs, while
supporters mainly provide networking activities. The priority for Egypt may be to assign Covenant
Coordinators; however, organizations capable of undertaking both roles could be possible too.
CoM Coordinators
One or more NCG members could be appointed as a focal point or SEAPs Coordinator who is given the
full support of local authorities as well as the necessary time and budget to carry out the role.
The National CoM Coordinator (not Mandatory) would need to be able to do the following tasks:
Offer strategic guidance and technical assistance to the governorates for SEAPs development and
implementation
Support municipalities with their extensive technical knowledge on EE and RE measures, energy
audits, and development of economic energy projects
Assist in application of regulations and procedures from the different Ministries
During the NFP meetings, two potential CoM coordinators were discussed:
A (new) Unit to support and facilitate control of the SEAPs’ (SECAPs) development. However, in
depth knowledge and/or experience of RE and EE is not yet in place, and internally there was no
agreement yet as to whether a new unit should be established. It could be possible for the planned
EE Unit to take this role, additionally.
NREA does have the technical knowledge and experience needed to provide support to SEAPs’
development and implementation.
A Regional Coordinator could be considered for smaller governorates (municipalities). As
indicated, the tasks of the Joint Services Council (JSC) could be extended beyond their current
tasks in waste landfill management, to include energy conservation activities in the future.
In both cases the knowledge and experience in developing SEAPs (SECAPs), initiating projects and
managing the implementation could be supported by MoERE and NREA, MoAnts, MoTrm, and MoTr
as well as MoHUUD in the initial start‐up phase. It could be further investigated within the UfM
Ministerial Meeting which is due to take place in Cairo, Egypt in April 2017 and could play a support
role to the CESMED project. The SEAPs (SECAPs) would fit very well in the thematic set‐up. However,
(financial) support would be needed to organize and manage activities around the SEAPs (SECAPs)
exchange in the region, and this could be considered by the EU.
4
http://www.covenantofmayors.eu/Covenant‐Coordinators.html
5
http://www.covenantofmayors.eu/about/covenant‐supporters_en.html
PAGE | 111
THIS PROJECT IS FINANCED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION AND IS IMPLEMENTED BY THE HUMAN DYNAMICS CONSORTIUM