Egypt’s Minister of Planning announces door open for registering at national initiative for smart green projects

Egypt’s Minister of Planning and Economic Development, Dr. Hala El-Said said the door is open for registering at the National Initiative for Smart Green Projects nationwide via the initiative’s website www.sgg.eg.She said the initiative falls within the framework of Egypt’s pioneering role in the sustainable development in various governorates.
She noted that the initiative is unprecedented at the international level and focuses on the importance of addressing the environmental dimension and climate change within the context of ongoing efforts to realse sustainable development and digital transformation.
The initiative aims at introducing projects that are applicable in Egypt and address climate challenges.
Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for Egypt, said the future of development became closely related to the state’s capability to manage sustainability policies and commanding technology, especially in the field of digital transformation.
He said the initiative is a pioneering model that is beneficial at the international level as well as in organizing the COP27.Ambassador Hisham Badr, General Coordinator of International Conferences at the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development and General Coordinator of the initiative, stated that the initiative’s goal is to spread awareness of climate change issues and challenges within all governorates of Egypt and highlight the role of the private sector and civil society in achieving sustainable development.


Eng. Khaled Mostafa, Permanent Undersecretary of the Ministry of Planning, said that the initiative is concerned with the issue of climate change and its impact on various sectors in the Egyptian state.

 It also affirms the state's tendency to empower the private sector, civil society, youth, and women for the advancement of various sectors.


 This comes within the framework of the country's efforts to achieve the sustainable development goals and Egypt's Vision 2030, as well as the National Climate Change Strategy 2050.


For her part, Dr. Maya Morsi, President of the National Council for Women (NCW), stressed the importance of the initiative, which extends to all governorates of Egypt, noting that the council will work through all its branches in the governorates on this initiative.
On August 7, Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli issued a decision to launch the National Initiative for Smart Green Projects nationwide under the supervision of Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala El Said, and Ambassador Hisham Badr, the coordinator of the initiative.
On August 9, Madbouli assigned Mohieldin as the jury chairperson of the initiative that is responsible for selecting winning projects.