Waste Sector Problems Waste Sector Problems during INC preparationduring INC preparation
Eng. Saber Mahmoud OsmanEng. Saber Mahmoud OsmanEnvironmental ResearcherEnvironmental Researcher
Climate Change UnitClimate Change Unit
Egyptian Environmental Affairs AgencyEgyptian Environmental Affairs Agency
Pretoria, South Africa Sep. 22, 2006 Pretoria, South Africa Sep. 22, 2006
Egypt
ContentsContents
Egypt ProfileEgypt Profile Vulnerability to Climate ChangeVulnerability to Climate Change Response to Climate Change Response to Climate Change
ThreatsThreats GHG Inventory 1990/1991GHG Inventory 1990/1991 Problems during preparing INCProblems during preparing INC Steps of solving the problemsSteps of solving the problems
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Egypt ProfileEgypt Profile
Location: Northern Africa,
bordering the Mediterranean Sea,
between Libya and the Gaza Strip,
and the Red Sea north of Sudan,
and includes the Asian Sinai
Peninsula.
Climate: desert; hot, dry summers
with moderate winters.
Population:78,887,007 (July 2006
est.)
real growth rate: 4.7% (2005 est.)
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Vulnerability to Climate Vulnerability to Climate ChangeChange
Egypt is one of the highly vulnerable countries to climate change
Several adaptation and mitigation measures should be adopted
Challenges Shortage of the
available energy Deficit of water
resources Rise of sea level
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Response to Climate Change Response to Climate Change ThreatsThreats
Legislation (Law No. 4/1994) National Committee for Climate Change (1997) Different projects and Studies on Climate
Change Capacity Building Public Awareness
Initial National Communication (1999) National Action Plan on Climate Change (1999) National Strategy Study for CDM (2003) Second National Communication (2006) Egyptian DNA (Egyptian Council & Bureau)
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Sectoral Emissions as % of Sectoral Emissions as % of Total Emissions 1990 /1991 Total Emissions 1990 /1991
in Egyptin Egypt
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RandomRandom waste Siteswaste Sites
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OpenOpen
DumpingDumping
MethaneMethane EmissionsEmissions
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Problems during preparing Problems during preparing INCINC
lack of institutional support insufficient fundslack of institutional support insufficient funds
inadequate technical specifications for inadequate technical specifications for
issuing licensesissuing licenses
insufficient law enforcementinsufficient law enforcement
lack of experience in solid waste collectionlack of experience in solid waste collection
insufficient community participationinsufficient community participation
lack of solid waste landfills, and absence of a lack of solid waste landfills, and absence of a
waste recycling policy.waste recycling policy.
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Steps of solving the Steps of solving the problemproblem
Cooperation with DonorsCooperation with Donors
Landfill Site Selection (life programme)Landfill Site Selection (life programme)
GHG Inventory for the solid waste Sector in GHG Inventory for the solid waste Sector in
Egypt (CIDA) Egypt (CIDA)
Methane Recovery from landfill (CIDA)Methane Recovery from landfill (CIDA)
CDM ProjectsCDM Projects
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GHG Inventory for the solid GHG Inventory for the solid waste Sector in Egypt waste Sector in Egypt
(CIDA)(CIDA)
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GHG Inventory for the solid GHG Inventory for the solid waste Sector in Egypt waste Sector in Egypt
(CIDA)(CIDA)
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Onyx Alexandria Landfill Gas Capture and Onyx Alexandria Landfill Gas Capture and Flaring ProjectFlaring Project
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Onyx Alexandria Landfill Gas Capture and Onyx Alexandria Landfill Gas Capture and Flaring ProjectFlaring Project
Three projects under preparationThree projects under preparation
Public AwarenessPublic AwarenessCGE Hands-on Training Workshop on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories for the African Region
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www.eeaa.gov.eg\eccwww.eeaa.gov.eg\ecc
Public AwarenessPublic AwarenessCGE Hands-on Training Workshop on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories for the African Region
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www.cdmegypt.orgwww.cdmegypt.org
Thank You
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Let’s save our planet…
For more information :
Climate Change UnitEgyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA)
Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs30 Misr Helwan El-Zyrae Rd., Maadi – Cairo – Egypt, P.O. Box
11728Tel/Fax 2-02-817-38-92
E-mail: [email protected]: www.eeaa.gov.eg/ecc
www.cdmegypt.org
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