CEDARE-Africa Sustainability Programme (ASP) aims to help Africa achieve sustainable development and protect its natural resources by bridging the gap between science and policy. It works with various African governments and institutions from different sectors to collect, organize, and share data, information, and knowledge on sustainable development using databases and online platforms. CEDARE-Africa Sustainability Programme (ASP) works at regional, national, and sub-national levels in Africa.

Celebrate the World Oceans Day 2023 with us. Planet Ocean: Tides are changing.
CEDARE & MarCNoWA celebrates WOD2023, reminding everyone of the potential of Earth Observation in managing marine and coastal resources.

The Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE), in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Regional Office for Africa, and the African Development Bank (AfDB) are organizing a high-level technical consultation meeting for the Africa Environment Outlook (AEO) for Business, and Atlas of Africa’s Natural Capital, to be held on 22-24 May 2023, in Cairo, Egypt. Read more…

At the headquarters of the Ministry of Environment in the New Administrative Capital:

The Minister of Environment discussing with CEDARE the preparation of the state of the environment report in Egypt for the year 2022,

Dr. Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment, held a meeting with Dr. Nadia Makram Ebeid, Executive Director of the Center for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE) and CEDARE’s work team, to prepare and discuss the main features of the report on the state of the environment in Egypt for the year 2022, which is being prepared by the ministry in cooperation with CEDARE.

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The UN Environment Programme and CEDARE co-organized a technical training workshop in Cairo, Egypt, on shared environmental information systems and the use of Global Environment Outlook (GEO) methodologies for national State of Environment (SOE) Reporting.
The technical training was designed to enhance the capacities of national institutions in seven African countries for informed decision-making in addressing the challenges of the three planetary crises; climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution, on the national level, using integrated environmental assessment (IEA) in sustained, regular production of SDG-based national SOE reports. The workshop was attended by the designated national focal points for SOE reporting in Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Kenya, Senegal, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia. Read more…

In collaboration with the Egyptian Ministry of Environment and Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, CEDARE contributed to the design and organization of four #bluezone sessions as part of the Presidency Science Day, including “Africa’s Changing Environment: Improving Africa’s Resilience to Climate Change.” Read more…

In collaboration with the Ministries of Environment and Higher Education and Scientific Research, CEDARE contributed to the design and organization of four #bluezone sessions as part of the Presidency Science Day, including “Global and Regional Environmental Conventions, Assessments and Outlooks: Harmonizing our Efforts.” Read more…