Egypt secures $9.13mln grant from World Bank to expand climate change project

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The funding is set to scale up the environmental benefits of the project locally and internationally

Staff Writer, Arab Finance

March 2, 2023

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Egypt has secured a development grant worth $9.13 million from the World Bank Group through the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to expand the Greater Cairo Air Pollution Management and Climate Change Project, according to a statement by the International Cooperation Ministry on March 1st.

The funding is set to scale up the environmental benefits of the project locally and internationally via improving management of e-waste and healthcare waste.

Launched in 2020, the project aims to enhance the country’s air quality management; reduce climate emissions, air pollution and greenhouse gas, and improve solid waste management

This comes as part of the country’s efforts toward green transition.

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