Arab Republic of Egypt Country Environmental Analysis (1992-2002)
In 1992, the Government of Egypt endorsed its first National Environment Action Plan (NEAP) which marked a turning point in tackling the challenge of environment and development in Egypt. NEAP was the first policy instrument that has mobilized effo...
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| Format: | Report |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/740491468236345079/Egypt-Arab-Republic-of-Country-Environmental-Analysis-1992-2002 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33923 |
| Summary: | In 1992, the Government of Egypt
endorsed its first National Environment Action Plan (NEAP)
which marked a turning point in tackling the challenge of
environment and development in Egypt. NEAP was the first
policy instrument that has mobilized efforts and investments
of both the Government and international donors towards
addressing major environmental issues in this country, and
building its environmental infrastructure. An Environment
Protection Law was enacted in 1994, and a Minister of State
for Environment Affairs was appointed in 1997, as the key
spokesperson in the Egyptian Council of Ministers. The
Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency, the official
environmental operating agency, has expanded its functions
and responsibilities in all field of the environment. As a
result, the state of the environment has improved
particularly in the provision of water supply, in waste
water treatment and solid waste management, and in
decreasing air and water pollution. |
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