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• In Sept 2017, the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation obtained official
approval of the national water resources plan 2017–2037 including climate change
adaptation (www.mwri.gov.eg).
• In 2017, the Ministry of Environmental affairs is currently finalizing project report
for climate change adaptation to be submitted to national committee for green
climate.
• In 2017, the Ministry of Environmental affairs has formulated stronger strategies
for mitigating the effects of climate change and included in a new law, which has
been submitted to the parliament for discussion.
4.4 Existing Climate Change Institutional Setup
This section gives an overview of the Existing climate change institutional setup [18,
19, 11].
• In 1992, a Climate Change Unit (CCU) was established within The Egyptian
Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA). An inter-ministerial National Committee
of Climate Change (NCCC) was established in 1997 and reformed at 2007 by
decree of prime-minister and headed by the Minister of State for Environmental
Affairs. The major responsibility for NCCC is: Development of a national policy
for mitigating effects of climate change, Organizing the participation of Egypt in
the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and
Reviewing developed national climate change plans.
• The Coastal Research Institute (CORI) since 1972, The Nile Forecast Center (NFC)
since mid-1990s as well as the Environmental and Climate Research Institute
(ECRI) of the National Water Research Center (NWRC) since 1997, have been
established by The Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation (MWRI). There
are studying the impacts of climate change on water resources project, hydrology
especially for Nile basin and Egyptian coasts as well with relevant strategies for
adaptations.
• Climate and Environment Risk Assessment Laboratory (CERAL) that was establish under ECRI is deal with general and regional climate model and impact of
climate change at water resources for national and regional dimension (Africa, Nile
Basin, and Arab Region …). In addition to establishing the real time monitoring
network for climate data.
• The ministry of Agriculture and land reclamation (MALR) also established the
Central Laboratory for Agricultural Climate (CLAC) since mid-1990s. The CLAC
aimed at estimating and managing crop water requirement and effect of weather
on them.
• The National Authority of Remote Sensing and Space Science (NARSSS) had also
created a climate change sector in the water resources department (WRD). The
WRD has a specific plan targeting the global climate change effects on national
water resources.
597
• In Sept 2017, the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation obtained official
approval of the national water resources plan 2017–2037 including climate change
adaptation (www.mwri.gov.eg).
• In 2017, the Ministry of Environmental affairs is currently finalizing project report
for climate change adaptation to be submitted to national committee for green
climate.
• In 2017, the Ministry of Environmental affairs has formulated stronger strategies
for mitigating the effects of climate change and included in a new law, which has
been submitted to the parliament for discussion.
4.4 Existing Climate Change Institutional Setup
This section gives an overview of the Existing climate change institutional setup [18,
19, 11].
• In 1992, a Climate Change Unit (CCU) was established within The Egyptian
Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA). An inter-ministerial National Committee
of Climate Change (NCCC) was established in 1997 and reformed at 2007 by
decree of prime-minister and headed by the Minister of State for Environmental
Affairs. The major responsibility for NCCC is: Development of a national policy
for mitigating effects of climate change, Organizing the participation of Egypt in
the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and
Reviewing developed national climate change plans.
• The Coastal Research Institute (CORI) since 1972, The Nile Forecast Center (NFC)
since mid-1990s as well as the Environmental and Climate Research Institute
(ECRI) of the National Water Research Center (NWRC) since 1997, have been
established by The Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation (MWRI). There
are studying the impacts of climate change on water resources project, hydrology
especially for Nile basin and Egyptian coasts as well with relevant strategies for
adaptations.
• Climate and Environment Risk Assessment Laboratory (CERAL) that was establish under ECRI is deal with general and regional climate model and impact of
climate change at water resources for national and regional dimension (Africa, Nile
Basin, and Arab Region …). In addition to establishing the real time monitoring
network for climate data.
• The ministry of Agriculture and land reclamation (MALR) also established the
Central Laboratory for Agricultural Climate (CLAC) since mid-1990s. The CLAC
aimed at estimating and managing crop water requirement and effect of weather
on them.
• The National Authority of Remote Sensing and Space Science (NARSSS) had also
created a climate change sector in the water resources department (WRD). The
WRD has a specific plan targeting the global climate change effects on national
water resources.