Waste Sector Problems during INC preparation Eng. Saber Mahmoud Osman Environmental Researcher Climate Change Unit Climate Change Unit Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency Pretoria, South Africa Sep. 22, 2006 Egypt

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

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

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

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

Sectoral Emissions as % of Total Emissions 1990 /1991 in Egypt CGE Hands-on Training Workshop on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories for the African Region Pretoria, South Africa, September 2006

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

Randomwaste Sites Random waste Sites CGE Hands-on Training Workshop on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories for the African Region Pretoria, South Africa, September 2006

CGE Hands-on Training Workshop on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories for the African Region Pretoria, South Africa, September 2006 Open Dumping

MethaneEmissions Methane Emissions CGE Hands-on Training Workshop on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories for the African Region Pretoria, South Africa, September 2006

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

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

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

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

GHG Inventory for the solid waste Sector in Egypt (CIDA) CGE Hands-on Training Workshop on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories for the African Region Pretoria, South Africa, September 2006

GHG Inventory for the solid waste Sector in Egypt (CIDA) CGE Hands-on Training Workshop on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories for the African Region Pretoria, South Africa, September 2006

CGE Hands-on Training Workshop on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories for the African Region Pretoria, South Africa, September 2006 Onyx Alexandria Landfill Gas Capture and Flaring Project

CGE Hands-on Training Workshop on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories for the African Region Pretoria, South Africa, September 2006 Onyx Alexandria Landfill Gas Capture and Flaring Project Three projects under preparation

Public Awareness CGE Hands-on Training Workshop on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories for the African Region Pretoria, South Africa, September

Public Awareness CGE Hands-on Training Workshop on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories for the African Region Pretoria, South Africa, September

Thank You CGE Hands-on Training Workshop on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories for the African Region Pretoria, South Africa, September 2006 Let’s save our planet…

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 Tel/Fax Website: CGE Hands-on Training Workshop on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories for the African Region Pretoria, South Africa, September 2006