The National Initiative for Smart Green Projects announces the Second Round Winning Projects at the Governorate Level

The National Initiative for Smart Green Projects announced that the governorates of the Republic have begun announcing the results of the evaluation phase of projects participating in the second session, after the end of the evaluation period, which took place during this September, and resulted in the selection of qualified projects, with one project for each category, with a total number of 6 projects for each governorate.
Dr. Hala Al-Saeed, Minister of Planning and Economic Development, appreciated the efforts made and the fruitful cooperation of all concerned parties in order to reach this stage of the initiative, noting that the National Initiative for Smart Green Projects was launched under the auspices of the President of the Republic and by a decision of the Prime Minister.
The Minister of Planning and Economic Development also thanked the Minister of Local Development and all governors for their cooperation and efforts since the launch of the second session of the initiative until the announcement of the winners, noting that this cooperation is what distinguishes this national initiative, which is carried out with the combined efforts of all concerned parties.
Dr. Hala Al-Saeed pointed to the diversity of projects participating in the second round of the initiative, and the solutions these projects provide that help adapt to climate change.
For his part, Ambassador Hisham Badr, Assistant Minister of Planning for Strategic Partnerships, Excellence and Initiatives and General Coordinator of the Initiative, explained that the current stage is the stage of reaping the efforts made by the National Initiative in cooperation with the governorates. Starting with the stage of spreading awareness of climate change, which included a group of seminars, training programs and workshops that were implemented in the governorates to explain how to present smart green projects that provide solutions to climate change problems, and ending with the project evaluation stage through specialized executive committees in each governorate that include representatives of both the governorate and the ministries of planning. Economic development, communications and information technology, environment, higher education, and the National Council for Women, in order to select the best projects according to a number of criteria to ensure transparency and governance of the evaluation and selection process, noting that after this stage, these projects are presented to a technical committee that includes development partners from organizations. National and international, then presenting these results to the National Arbitration Committee headed by Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, the climate pioneer of the Egyptian Presidency, to select the best 18 projects, with 3 projects in each category, which are the projects scheduled to participate in the Climate Change Conference of the Parties scheduled to be held in the Emirates (COP28) next November.
It is noteworthy that a few days ago, the winning projects were announced in Sharkia, Dakahlia, and Damietta governorates, at a conference held in Sharkia Governorate in the presence of the governors, where the winning projects were honored, which represent the three governorates and cover various fields, including sustainable agriculture, irrigation, waste management, energy, and smart cities. Sustainable, sustainable transportation, reducing emissions and greenhouse gases.
The winning projects in the governorates of Fayoum, Beni Suef, Minya, Sohag, Qena, Luxor, and Aswan are scheduled to be announced on Sunday, October 1, 2023, and the winning projects in the Cairo, Giza, and Qalyubia governorates on Monday, October 2, and in North and South Sinai on Wednesday, October 4. Announcing the winning projects in the remaining governorates, respectively.