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• Contribute to better corporate governance and financial sustainability in the management of
investment projects and the operation and maintenance of public infrastructure.
• Adhere to policy dialogue on provision of infrastructure jointly with other donors.
• Creation of new/ higher quality jobs in the area of environmental and REs 53 .
In 2008, Climate Change Risk Management Programme (CCRMP) has been established as a result of a
partnership between Egypt and the Millennium Development Goals Achievement Fund (MDGAF).
The CCRMP has three main objectives to:
• Integrate GHG mitigation into national policy and investment frameworks;
• Increase CC adaptation capacities, particularly in agriculture and water;
• Raise awareness regarding the impacts of climate change 54 .
Key achievements that came out of such joint programme are to successfully assist in and support the
establishment of the following units and capacity building:
a. Clean Development Mechanism Awareness and Promotion Unit (CDMAPU),
b. Energy Efficiency Unit (EEU) that advises the Cabinet on energy efficiency,
c. The MoWRI’s capabilities to forecast climate change scenarios, and
d. The irrigation research and climate change crop simulation activities of the Ministry of Acclamation of
Land Resources (MALR) 51 .
In 2010, Egypt published, in response to the SNC to UNFCCC a National Environmental, Economic and
Development Study (NEEDS) for CC which outlines the financial and institutional needs for implementing
prospective and on-going adaptation and mitigation measures. This study recognizes that the next phases of
CC planning should include a National Action Plan for Adaptation (NAPA) and National Low Carbon Economy
Plan (NLCEP). The NEEDS report highlights the urgency for developing a GHG monitoring system that
aggregates and disseminates information about GHG emissions across sectors. In 2014, the Ministry of
Environment (MoEnv) signed an agreement with the Italian counterpart to transform El-Gouna City into the
first carbon-neutral city in Africa 51 . In addition, the UNEP developed the National Strategy Study entitled:
‘Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy National Study (EERENS), which was developed in 2007 as part of
both the Mediterranean and National Strategies for Sustainable Development under Priority Field of Action
2: Energy and Climate Change 55 .
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Swiss Economic Cooperation and Development, Egypt Country Strategy 2013-2016 - available at:
www.seco-cooperation.admin.ch/laender/.../index.html?lang
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Climate Change Legislation in Egypt: The 2015 Global Climate Legislation Study - A Review of Climate Change Legislation in 99 Countries, 2015,
http://www.lse.ac.uk/GranthamInstitute/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/EGYPT.pdf (Accessed: 25.08.2016)
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http://www.eeaa.gov.eg/en-us/mediacenter/reports/guidelines.aspx/ (Accessed: 10.08.2016)
Guidelines of Principles and Procedures for Environmental Impact Assessment, 2nd Edition, Ministry of Environment, EEAA, January 2009:
http://www.eeaa.gov.eg/portals/0/eeaaReports/N-EIA/English_EIA_guidelines.pdf/ (Accessed: 09.08.2016)
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