By Aya Nader, BECAUSE The Ambassador of Switzerland to Egypt Markus Leitner and the Egyptian Minister of Environment Khaled Fahmy sealed a “National Solid Waste Management Programme” (NSWMP) deal last week, planned to be implemented across four governorates in the Upper Egypt and Delta regions. The programme will serve the urban populations of Qena, Assiut, Kafr El-Sheikh and Gharbeya governorates, with a total of approximately 3.5 million residents. It aims to support the establishment and implementation of effective policy, legislation and institutional arrangements for municipal solid waste management at the national, governorate and local levels in Egypt, coupled with the implementation of related infrastructure in these four governorates. The infrastructure implemented includes the construction and extension of waste treatment, recycling or composting facilities, landfills and transfer stations as well as the supply of equipment of waste collection and transportation. The program involves different components in the waste sector, including electronic waste, hazardous hospital waste, and water treatment. “You can look at waste as a problem… or as an opportunity,” Leitner stated, saying that the program will generate jobs, energy, and income. While the ambassador estimated that about 15,000 are to…
Egypt and Switzerland Sign Joint Agreement to Improve Solid Waste Management
October 14, 2016
