Transcript Dr. Mohamed A. El-Shahawy

Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs (MSEA)
Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA)
Climate Change Unit (CCU)
Designated National
Authority of Clean
Development Mechanism
(DNA-CDM)
Tunisia –Jerba ( September 2004)
By:
Prof. Dr. Mohamed A. El-Shahawy
Supervisor of Climate Change Unit
Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency
EGYPT and international cop
Over a decade ago, EGYPT has set
environmental conservation and
protection as a priority issue
In cooperation with the
International Community that
has embarked on the
development of Climate Policy
with an unprecedented speed,
Egypt signed the UNFCCC at the
conference in Reo 1992.
Ratification on 5/12/94.
EGYPT and international cop
• Being sure of Kyoto Protocol
importance in GHG Reduction,
EGYPT signed the protocol on
March 15th 1995.
• Ratification processes of KP has
been passed through different
channels.
• It is now under the decision of
the Egyptian parliament, likely to
be before the end of 2004.
EGYPT and Climate Change
Comprehensive activities have
been implemented in the field of
Climate Change .The following
projects have been
accomplished and their goals
have been satisfactorily
achieved
1.GHG Inventory (UNEP/Finland)
(93-95)
2.US Capacity Study Program
(93-96)
EGYPT and Climate Change2
3. Support for National Action Plan (SNAP)
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(95-99)
Initial National Communication (96-99)
Capacity Building of national Capacity in
Climate Change
(96-2001)
National Strategy Study on the CDM
(2000-2002)
Energy-Environment Review
(2001-2002)
CD for CDM
(2002-2006)
Egypt and CDM
Article 12 of the Kyoto Protocol
explains that CDM has been
established for the purpose of
assisting Developing Countries
in Achieving Sustainable
Development and helping
Annex-I parties meet their
emission target.
Continued
The Sustainable Development
Criteria for CDM projects in
EGYPT include the following
aspects:
A-Conformity to political and legal
dispositions
B-Contribution to :
1- Technology Autonomy.
2- Sustainable use of Natural
Resources .
Other criteria
3- Social Criteria (Improve Quality
of Life and Equity, Alleviate
Poverty).
4- Economic criteria (Provide
Financial returns to Local
Entities, Transfer of New
Technology).
5- Environmental Criteria
(Mitigation of Global Climate
Change, Reduce GHG, Conserve
Local Resources).
DNA in Egypt
Official establishment of the DNA at
EEAA By the Minister of
Environmental Affairs was
accepted on March 15, 2003.
EEAA through its Climate Change
Unit (CCU) is the official technical
point for climate change activities
in Egypt, and also, in charge of the
CDM activities in Egypt (Egyptian
Bureau to DNA).
Composition of the DNA in
Egypt
The Designated National
Authority for CDM in Egypt is
composed of:
1- The Egyptian Council for
CDM(EC-CDM)
2- The Egyptian Bureau for
CDM (EB-CDM) which is the
permanent secretariat of the
Egyptian Council for CDM
Continued
The DNA in Egypt consists of :
 12 high level representatives
from the following ministries:
Agriculture
Electricity
Finance
Foreign Affairs
Foreign Trade and Industry
Higher Education & Scientific Research
Continued
International Cooperation
Petroleum
State of Environmental Affairs
Tourism
Transportation
Water Resources
4 NGOs and Banks
representatives
CDM Projects in Egypt
Promotion of Egyptian CDM Projects
among the International Investment
Community is one of the priorities of
the Egyptian CDM-DNA.
The process of Project Evaluation
until delivering the Final Approval
Letter to the project promoter by
the DNA in EGYPT takes no more
than 2 months.
CDM Projects in Egypt 2
There are plenty of CDM projects
in different sectors:
- Energy and Industrial
Processes (Fuel Switching,
Energy efficiency , Cogeneration
, Nitric Acid factories, Cement
factories ….).
- Electricity (Wind Farms, Solar
Energy,…).
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- Transportation (Fuel Switching,
Hydrogen fuel cell)
- Wastes (Landfills, wastewater
Treatment Stations)
- Agriculture (Afforestation,
Methane recovery from
agricultural wastes, …etc).
Thank you
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