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Waste Sector Problems during INC preparation

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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Waste Sector Problems during INC preparation

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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. CGE Hands-on Training Workshop on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories for the African Region Pretoria, South Africa, 18 - 22 September 2006

  8. CGE Hands-on Training Workshop on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories for the African Region Randomwaste Sites Pretoria, South Africa, 18 - 22 September 2006

  9. CGE Hands-on Training Workshop on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories for the African Region OpenDumping Pretoria, South Africa, 18 - 22 September 2006

  10. CGE Hands-on Training Workshop on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories for the African Region MethaneEmissions Pretoria, South Africa, 18 - 22 September 2006

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. CGE Hands-on Training Workshop on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories for the African Region Pretoria, South Africa, 18 - 22 September 2006

  14. CGE Hands-on Training Workshop on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories for the African Region Pretoria, South Africa, 18 - 22 September 2006

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. 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

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