Ministry of Environment (Egypt)

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The Ministry of Environment is the ministry is responsible for environmental affairs in the Arab Republic of Egypt. As of 2015 the minister was Yasmine Fouad.[1]

Formed1997; 29 years ago (1997)
JurisdictionEgypt
HeadquartersThe New Capital
Agency executive
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Arab Republic of Egypt
Ministry of Environment
Emblem of Egypt

The Ministry building in The New Capital
Agency overview
Formed1997; 29 years ago (1997)
JurisdictionEgypt
HeadquartersThe New Capital
Agency executive
Child agency
  • Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency
Websitewww.eeaa.gov.eg
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History

It was established in 1997, and has since focused ministry in cooperation with all development partners to identify environmental vision and outline of environmental policies in Egypt.[2] The policies of the ministry are executed by the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency.[3]

Projects

In 2014, the Ministry and Italy signed an agreement to make El Gouna, a Red Sea City, carbon neutral.[4]

In 2017, the European Union and Egypt finalized plans for environmental and other projects valued at 600 million Euros.[5]

In late 2017, the Ministry announced they had seen a reduction of 13-15% in the burning of rice by rice farmers, a practice that causes a black toxic cloud.[6][7]

In 2021, the Ministry became a member of GWCN (Global Waste Cleaning Network).[8]

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