CEDARE participated in “Dubai Sustainable Cities Summit” that was organized by Dubai Land Department on December 17th 2015 in Dubai, UAE, under the patronage of the Vice President , Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashed Al Maktoum.
On the 15th of December the Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE) in Cooperation with the Ministry of Environment and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) hosted the participants from different Ministries & working groups, who actively and collectively developed the action plan as part of implementing Egypt’s Green Economy Strategy.
Regional Online meeting was held on December 7th 2015. The following countries attended:
The meeting was basically built around the following topics:
A meeting with 50 fleet drivers and their fleet manager and fleet operator was held by CEDARE on December 6th, 2015, as part of a stakeholder consultation process for PHAROS Project. This was held at the premises of Danone Egypt in Cairo. Through the workshop, drivers were consulted on their attitudes towards GPS tracking interventions and about their daily routines, and PHAROS project was explained to them in preparation for upcoming travel diary surveys that would soon be launched. This was followed by a focus group with 10 drivers in order to draft the questionnaires that will be distributed to 100 fleet drivers.
Under the umbrella of IMPROWARE Project (European Commission Project under SWIM), Dr. Khaled AbuZeid, water expert and Regional Water Resources Programme Manager, has participated in the bilateral (Italian/ Egyptian) workshop about Simulation of Water Reinfection in IMPROWARE Project: Modelling and Hydrogeological Characterisation of Nobaria Area. The workshop was attended by Italian experts in the field and took place on Dec 2nd at Semiramis, Cairo, Egypt.
Dr. Khaled AbuZeid, water expert and Regional Water Resources Programme Manager, has participated in UNESCO-AWC Workshop on Non-Conventional Water Resources that was held during the period from 29 Nov. to 1 Dec 2015 Cairo, Egypt. The event was organizied by AWC in cooperation with UNESCO and it was inaugurated by H.E. Dr. Mahmoud AbuZeid, President of AWC.
Dr. Khaled AbuZeid, water expert and Regional Water Resources Programme Manager, has participated in UNESCO-AWC Workshop on Non-Conventional Water Resources that was held during the period from 29 Nov. to 1 Dec 2015 Cairo, Egypt. The event was organizied by AWC in cooperation with UNESCO and it was inaugurated by H.E. Dr. Mahmoud AbuZeid, President of AWC.