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Centre for Environment & Development for the Arab Region and Europe Europe - CEDARE CEDARE Synergies between Horizon 2020 C Capacity Building and CEDARE’s it B ildi d CEDARE’ Activities Ahmed Abdelrehim, Regional Programme Manager, Head, Environmental Assessment

waste water treatment Solid waste Management clean technologies developing methodologies IWRM ISWM sustainable management of Stakeholder participation industrial areas institutional frameworks institutional frameworks Site Selection Site Selection reduction of industrial waste/ reduction of industrial waste/ Environmental regulations Environmental regulations for sustainable urban generation and proper waste water monitoring management Regulations/best practices

CEDARE’s Projects/programmes Activities C s ojects/p og a es ct t es Programme Partners • Areas of Capacity Building Africa Environment Information UNEP/CEDARE • Environmental Indicators Network (AEIN) • Data and Information management • SOE Arab Environment Information Arab League/CEDARE • Environmental Indicators Network (AREIN) Network (AREIN) • Data and Information management Data and Information management • Infrastructure NEPAD Capacity Building UNEP/GEF (ICTs, Energy, Programme Programme Transport, Water, and Sanitation) Transport, Water, and Sanitation) • Human Resource Development • Agriculture • Culture • Science and Technology • Mobilizing Resources • Market Access • The Environment

CEDARE’s Projects/programmes Activities C s ojects/p og a es ct t es Programme/Projects Partners Developing of Atlas of UNEP/CEDARE • Monitoring changes changing Environment North • Remote Sensing and GIS Africa Arab Environment Outlook Arab League/UNEP/CEDARE • IEA • Data and Indicators • Assessment Arab Millennium Ecosystem UNEP/CEDARE of eco Assessment systems • Scenario development Scenario development Sustainable Development CEDARE Data and Information Information System (SDIS) f i S (S S) management Experts Directory Institutions directory Activities data base

Waste Water: • Study on Constraints of the reuse of waste y water in desert Agriculture in the Arab region • Production of the waste water user manual Coastal Management Arabic ICZM E learning Courses Arabic ICZM E ‐ learning Courses Integrated Environmental Assessment (EIA) • Arabic manual on IEA • Arabic Manual on SOE at City level (GEO Cities) • National SOE reports • GEO Resource Book Arabic • Egyptian Water Partnership (EWP) • Arab Water Partnership (AWP)

Sustainable Water Management Improves Tomorrow’s Cities’ Health European (SWITCH), 2006 – 2010 Commission (EC) • GWP-Med Projects, All Mediterranean Countries, 2009 “Institutional Strengthening of AWC” All Arab Countries 2007- 2010 Institutional Strengthening of AWC All Arab Countries, 2007- 2010, (AWC/CEDARE/WB) (AWC/CEDARE/WB), “System Analysis DSS Tools for Improving River Water (IUCN/Italian Management REWARD program implemented in Egypt, Jordan, Cooperation). Palestine (2008-2010) ( ) A 5 Years Dialogue Initiative on "The Future of Ground Water in the (CEDARE - AWC - MENA Region", 2008 -2012 Arab Countries MENA R i " 2008 2012 A b C t i GWP GWP - IUCN), IUCN) • Plan Bleu Project on presentation of the study on "water efficiency • Plan Bleu Project, on presentation of the study on water efficiency Plan Bleu Plan Bleu and economic Approach to water Management in the Mediterranean", All Mediterranean Countries, 2009.

• Strategy studies and strategic planning for Integrated Urban Water CEDARE Management (IUWM) in the city of Alexandria Study on Wastewater Reuse, 2009. d CEDARE CEDARE Study Whole system modeling using the mathematical model S udy o e sys e ode g us g e a e a ca ode CEDARE Aquacycle Study, 2009. Institutional Mapping of the Alexandria Water Sector. I tit ti l M i f th Al d i W t S t CEDARE CEDARE E ‐ Waste Management g CEDARE-UNEP CEDARE has been active in promoting the economical and environmental management of electronic wastes. In cooperation with UNEP, CEDARE has conducted the first survey about E ‐ waste management practices in the Arab Region

E ‐ learning F For the last three years, CEDARE has been engaged in h l h CEDARE h b d i providing e ‐ learning courses as a tool to enhance the capacities of Human resources in the Arab region. During 2009, CEDARE has initiated CEDARE E ‐ Academy to be the main platform for providing courses about be the main platform for providing courses about sustainable development issues. Currently CEDARE E ‐ Academy provides multi ‐ lingual courses for coastal zone management, environmental management and assessment, electronic waste management, integrated waste resources management, integrated coastal zones management, and project development. management, and project development.

E ‐ Courses 1 1. Introduction to Climate Change ‐ Arabic I d i Cli Ch A bi 2. Introduction to Electronic waste Management ‐ English 3. Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment ‐ Arabic 4. Introduction to Environmental Economics – English/Arabic English/Arabic 5. Introduction to Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) Arabic Management (IWRM) ‐ Arabic 6. Introduction to Integrated Coastal Zone Management ‐ Arabic 7. Introduction to Sustainable Coastal Tourism ‐ Arabic 8. Introduction to Indicators ‐ English 9. Introduction to Logical Framework Approach (LFA) 9. Introduction to ogical Framework Approach ( FA) English ‐ Arabic

“Sustainable Water Use for Securing Food Sustainable Water Use for Securing Food European European Production in Dry Areas of the Mediterranean Commission Region”. Region . •“Climate Change and Impact Research: the • Climate Change and Impact Research: the European European Mediterranean Environment” Commission “Promotion of a New Generation of Solar European Thermal Systems (SOLATERM) in partnership Thermal Systems (SOLATERM) in partnership Commission Commission with 18 European and Arab Mediterranean countries countries. Decision Support System Tools for managing IUCN River water resources at the local level at the River water resources, at the local level, at the district level.

CEDARE’s Capacity Building Activities CEDARE s Capacity Building Activities 1 1. Environmental Indicators Environmental Indicators 2. E ‐ learning Courses (ICZM ‐ IWRM..) 3. Environmental Valuation/Economics 4. Training on Scenario Development 5. GIS and Remote Sensing (Environmental Monitoring …Atlas of changing environment) g ( g g g ) 6. Environmental Modeling (Ground Water/Pollution/lake management..ect). 7. Integrated and Strategic Environmental Assessment (IEA/SEA) (Arabic training manuals) 8 8. State of the environment reporting (Arabic cook book manual) St t f th i t ti (A bi k b k l) 9. Identification and of Circulation of best practices. 10. Training on stakeholders Analysis and stakeholders management