The Initiative Conducts a Training Program for the Executive Committees at the Governorate Level

Coinciding with the closing of applications for the second cycle of the National Initiative for Smart Green Projects:
The initiative holds a training program for the executive committees in the governorates
Cairo - September 2, 2023
The Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, represented by the National Initiative for Smart Green Projects, held a training program for the executive committees in the governorates on the evaluation criteria for the National Initiative for Smart Green Projects, with the participation of Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, climate pioneer for the Egyptian presidency of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Climate Change Convention (COP27) and the United Nations Special Envoy for Financing The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was presented via video conference, in the presence of Ambassador Hisham Badr, the National Coordinator of the Initiative, Eng. Khaled Mustafa, Permanent Undersecretary of the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, Dr. Hashem Mohamed Hani, Associate Dean of the Faculty of Creative Arts at the University of Headfordshire, Training Program for the Executive Committees of the National Initiative for Smart Green Projects, and Deputy Sustainable Campus Initiative of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Engy Al-Yamani, National Director of the Financial Inclusion Program and Coordinator of the National Project for Egyptian Family Development at the National Council for Women, Dr. Mohamed Kamal Abdel Aziz, Director of Institutional Development and Capacity Building at the Ministry of Local Development, the initiative’s work team, and representatives of all participating governorates.
Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin confirmed that the National Initiative for Smart Green Projects has received great appreciation from Egypt’s development partners at the regional and international levels.
Mohieldin explained that the initiative succeeded in combining centralization through President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s direct sponsorship of the initiative and its coordination through the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and the efforts of the relevant ministries, and decentralization through the efforts and significant contributions of the governorates and local agencies within the various cities and villages throughout the country.
Mohieldin said that the initiative succeeded in creating a knowledge base that can be built upon in studies and research related to economics, development, environmental and climate work, explaining that the initiative will be present in the discussions of the Africa Climate Summit and the Africa Climate Week, which will be held in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, in a few days, as an Egyptian model to be emulated for the localization of development work. And climate.
The climate pioneer explained that the success of the first version of the initiative contributed to the good preparation for the twenty-seventh Conference of the Parties, which Sharm El-Sheikh hosted last November, which achieved great success at the local, national, regional and global levels, pointing out that the outcomes of Sharm El-Sheikh are cited and built upon in regional and international forums. Important.
During his speech, Ambassador Hisham Badr explained that training on the criteria for selecting qualified projects determines an important starting point for selecting the promising and innovative projects that will be represented at the conference next November in the presence and participation of Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister, and will also be represented at the international climate conference at COP28, which is scheduled to be held in the Emirates.
Badr stressed that stimulating innovative solutions to environmental problems and turning them into promising investment opportunities and creating job opportunities is the essence and beating heart of the initiative.
Badr thanked the ministers, governors, various entities and their representatives who made exceptional efforts in record time in the first session of the initiative to come up with pioneering projects that gave the world a glimpse of the potential capabilities of the Egyptian people, as well as the governors who provided full cooperation to make this initiative a success, and the representatives of the governorates for their efforts. Continuing, especially recently, to complete advanced projects before closing the door for progress, he also thanked the parties that joined the initiative in its second session and extended its support to raise awareness among the masses of the Egyptian people about climate change and called on them to participate in climate action effectively.
Badr added that Egyptians abroad were also contacted through the Ministry of Immigration to support them in participating in their projects implemented in Egypt in the initiative, noting also the participation of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency, as funding was provided by the agency to a number of projects participating in the first round of the initiative, confirming the participation of a number of entities. Providing support to each according to his specialty.
Badr explained that the number of applicants for the initiative not only reflects the number of green projects that the Egyptian people were able to innovate, but also reflects the continuous increase in awareness about the issue of climate change and its risks, which have become a threat to life in various parts of the world, but also reflects the determination of Egyptians to confront these risks and participate. Positively and effectively in solving them.
Badr also stressed that the initiative focuses on the governance of the evaluation process followed in its various stages through several committees that end with the national arbitration committee.
For his part, Eng. Khaled Mustafa, Permanent Undersecretary of the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, explained that the Ministry supports the idea of participatory planning and achieving sustainable development.
Mostafa added that one of the most pressing challenges facing the Egyptian state are environmental challenges, as it represents one of the countries most affected by climate change despite its low contribution to the elements of climate change. Mostafa continued that Egypt was able to provide a positive model for confronting the challenges and turning the ordeal into a grant at the Cop27 conference, represented by the Projects Initiative. Smart green.
Mustafa continued that Egypt is working to devise the efforts of all sectors, from the private sector or the central and local government in the governorates, to provide solutions emanating from all segments of society and not just from within the bodies and ministries, explaining that the initiative aims to transfer projects from the local to the international level through the central one, stressing the importance of applying governance. As well as applying a single framework for international standards to evaluate participating projects, explaining that the initiative adopts the idea of the so-called language of the future, which is currently represented in sustainability and the use of technology. Mustafa explained that the current session witnessed the launch of a higher committee of experts and experts