Geographic Area: Governorate of Matrouh

Area of Development: Control and sustainable management of the environmental, artistic and cultural heritage

Sector:Environmental sustainability

Executive body: DGCS

Institutional counterpart: Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency

Other funding parties: -

Beneficiaries: Personnel of the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency

Period of implementation: 2003 - 2006

Amount and nature of the funds:2,560,000 € grant through the debt swap and a bilateral channel

Type of intervention: Technical assistance, capacity building, training

Objective: Contributing to the sustainable development of the oasis

Description of the project:

The project carries on part of the activities started during the First phase of the Environmental Program and promotes the sustainable development of the protected area of Siwa, stimulating the active participation of the community and protecting natural resources.

Is a component of the Second Phase of the Environmental Program.