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Egypt. Waste Sector Problems during INC preparation. Eng. Saber Mahmoud Osman Environmental Researcher Climate Change Unit Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency Pretoria, South Africa Sep. 22, 2006.
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Egypt Waste Sector Problems during INC preparation Eng. Saber Mahmoud Osman Environmental Researcher Climate Change Unit Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency Pretoria, South Africa Sep. 22, 2006
CGE Hands-on Training Workshop on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories for the African Region Contents • Egypt Profile • Vulnerability to Climate Change • Response to Climate Change Threats • GHG Inventory 1990/1991 • Problems during preparing INC • Steps of solving the problems Pretoria, South Africa, 18 - 22 September 2006
CGE Hands-on Training Workshop on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories for the African Region Egypt 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.) Pretoria, South Africa, 18 - 22 September 2006
CGE Hands-on Training Workshop on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories for the African Region Vulnerability to Climate Change • 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 Pretoria, South Africa, 18 - 22 September 2006
CGE Hands-on Training Workshop on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories for the African Region Response to Climate Change Threats • 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) Pretoria, South Africa, 18 - 22 September 2006
CGE Hands-on Training Workshop on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories for the African Region Sectoral Emissions as % of Total Emissions 1990 /1991 in Egypt Pretoria, South Africa, 18 - 22 September 2006
CGE Hands-on Training Workshop on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories for the African Region Pretoria, South Africa, 18 - 22 September 2006
CGE Hands-on Training Workshop on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories for the African Region Randomwaste Sites Pretoria, South Africa, 18 - 22 September 2006
CGE Hands-on Training Workshop on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories for the African Region OpenDumping Pretoria, South Africa, 18 - 22 September 2006
CGE Hands-on Training Workshop on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories for the African Region MethaneEmissions Pretoria, South Africa, 18 - 22 September 2006
CGE Hands-on Training Workshop on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories for the African Region Problems during preparing INC • lack of institutional support insufficient funds • inadequate technical specifications for issuing licenses • insufficient law enforcement • lack of experience in solid waste collection • insufficient community participation • lack of solid waste landfills, and absence of a waste recycling policy. Pretoria, South Africa, 18 - 22 September 2006
CGE Hands-on Training Workshop on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories for the African Region Steps of solving the problem • Cooperation with Donors • Landfill Site Selection (life programme) • GHG Inventory for the solid waste Sector in Egypt (CIDA) • Methane Recovery from landfill (CIDA) • CDM Projects Pretoria, South Africa, 18 - 22 September 2006
CGE Hands-on Training Workshop on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories for the African Region Pretoria, South Africa, 18 - 22 September 2006
CGE Hands-on Training Workshop on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories for the African Region Pretoria, South Africa, 18 - 22 September 2006
CGE Hands-on Training Workshop on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories for the African Region GHG Inventory for the solid waste Sector in Egypt (CIDA) Pretoria, South Africa, 18 - 22 September 2006
CGE Hands-on Training Workshop on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories for the African Region GHG Inventory for the solid waste Sector in Egypt (CIDA) Pretoria, South Africa, 18 - 22 September 2006
CGE Hands-on Training Workshop on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories for the African Region Onyx Alexandria Landfill Gas Capture and Flaring Project Pretoria, South Africa, 18 - 22 September 2006
CGE Hands-on Training Workshop on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories for the African Region Onyx Alexandria Landfill Gas Capture and Flaring Project Three projects under preparation Pretoria, South Africa, 18 - 22 September 2006
CGE Hands-on Training Workshop on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories for the African Region Public Awareness • www.eeaa.gov.eg\ecc Pretoria, South Africa, 18 - 22 September 2006
CGE Hands-on Training Workshop on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories for the African Region Public Awareness • www.cdmegypt.org Pretoria, South Africa, 18 - 22 September 2006
CGE Hands-on Training Workshop on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories for the African Region Thank You Saber_cc@hotmail.com Let’s save our planet… Pretoria, South Africa, 18 - 22 September 2006
CGE Hands-on Training Workshop on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories for the African Region For more information : Climate Change Unit Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs 30 Misr Helwan El-Zyrae Rd., Maadi – Cairo – Egypt, P.O. Box 11728 Tel/Fax 2-02-817-38-92 E-mail: ccu@eeaa.gov.eg Website: www.eeaa.gov.eg/ecc www.cdmegypt.org Pretoria, South Africa, 18 - 22 September 2006