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- Code for Improving Energy Consumption in Commercial Buildings (2009).
Plans and Programmes
- National Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Portfolio (2009),
- National Low Carbon Economy Plan – NLCEP,
- Protection of Natural Environmental Resources and Nature Conservation – PNERNC, EEAA,
- Environmental Awareness – Training and Capacity Building,
- Clean Production Mechanism CPM (2010), and
- Egyptian Pollution Abatement Programme – EPAP, EEAA (2007– 2012).
Plan and programmes - Climate Change
- Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Plan – UNDP and MoEnv (2015),
- Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Measures – CCAMM,
- Climate Change Action Plan – CCAP,
- National Action Plan for Adaptation – NAPA, and
- Climate Change Risk Management Programme – CCRMP, MoEnv (2013).
Initiatives
- Low Emission Capacity Building – UNDP, MoEnv and EEAA (2013 – 2016),
- Green Tourism Unit – GTU (2014),
- Red Sea Sustainable Tourism Initiative – RESTI,
Institutions and rating systems
- Central Unit for Sustainable Cities and Renewable Energy – CUSCRE (2014)
Governorate and Municipal vision and strategy
The Governorate of Red Sea has developed a strategy to make the City of Hurghada a Green city. The strategy set the
objective for the city to be a sustainable city. This would be through a clean and green tourism activities based on clean
energy production and green system in the tourism sector.
The Governorate is also intending to support the plan to increase the landscape and green areas in main roads and upgrade
the current southern road to Hurghada international airport in order to improve the urban condition using trees and
plantation seedlings in the City of Hurghada in particular and Governorate in general.
In addition, the Governorate is planning to the improve the urban spaces within the City of Hurghada and raise awareness
of all stakeholders on the impact of climate change risks and adaptation actions and how the CUGP could assist as well as to
support the city transitioning towards a world-class sustainable touristic destination.
A vulnerability analysis of the City of Hurghada – Governorate of the Red Sea was carried out combining probability and
impact (scale 1-3) of the 10 receptors, including tourists and inhabitants. The risk assessment, based on climate data
available in Hurghada, indicated that tourism is ranked the second highest risk (level 2) in terms of probability and impact.
Hence improving the landscaping would support this receptor.
Therefore, this planned action #8 - City Urban Green Plan (CUGP) for increasing the City’s Urban Green Coverage is in line
with the vision and strategy of the Governorate of Red Sea and support its’ implementation.
Principal partners and stakeholders
• Governorate of Red Sea – City of Hurghada (Municipality)
• City Council represented by the Governor of Red Sea
City of Hurghada (Beatification and Landscape)
Contact person in the local authority
Mr. Ayman Sultan, Planning Department,
Governorate of Red Sea
2. Process
Technical Process
Increasing the plantation and Urban Green Coverage (UGC) is an interesting option for reducing Urban Heat Islands Effect
(UHIE) and air pollution. It also might have a very marginal effect on cooling loads in buildings that are very close to the
green areas. The Orthophotos flyover will help assessing hot spots of UHIE, particularly in the city centre, hence allowing the
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