Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency
Organization's name:
Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency
Organization's acronym:
EEAA
Headquarters address
Address:
30 Misr Helwan Zeraye Rd., Maadi
Cairo
Egypt
Phone:
002025274700
Email:
adelnbu@yahoo.com
Web site:
http://www.mpcpegypt.org
Organization type:
Local government
Languages::
Arabic
English
Contacts & Participation:
First Name:
Last Name:
Contact Type:
Adel
Tag ElDin
Committee on NGOs Representative , Social Development , Sustainable Development (primary)
Activities
Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
Economic and Social
:
Biodiversity
Climate Change
Development
Environment
Information
Sustainable Development
Women/gender Equality
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women
:
Capacity building
Education and training of women
Women and the economy
Women in power and decision-making
Sustainable Development
:
Biodiversity
Capacity-building
Gender equality
Information for decision-making and participation
Protecting and managing the natural resources
Sustainable development for Africa
Geographic scope:
National
Country of activity:
Jordan
Egypt
Millennium Development Goals:
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Promote gender equality and empower women
Ensure environmental sustainability
Develop global partnership for development
Affiliation with NGO networks:
The Medicinal Plants Association
Funding structure:
Membership fees or dues
Fees for education and training services
Product sales and business services
Donations and grants from domestic sources
Foreign and international grants
Funding structure other:
Local government, where the national biodiversity strategy approved by the state
Additional Information
Social Development
Publications:
there are 13 position papers published by the project in all its activities. These papers are available on the web site (www.mpcpegypt.org)
Purpose of the organization:
The main purpose is the conservation of globally significant wild medicinal plants and improving the livelihoods of local communities.
Activities relevant to the conference of States Parties to the convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities:
The programs offer: capacity building through workshops, seminars and courses; structures for the supply chain through diagnosis and implementation of management and production methodologies; and the establishment of production schemes of events and markets for commercialization of products. To promote integrated development, the programs also promote the establishing of commercial mechanisms, the articulation of the different stakeholders involved in the activity, and the creation and strengthening of small businesses. They concentrate on women as the major asset to support their situation in the community. Therefore, the Handicrafts Program plays important role in promoting economic development, poverty reduction, gender equality and sustainable livelihood for the local community in Saint Katherine.
Advancement of Women
Publications:
Position paper is available on the project website (www.mpcpegypt.org)
Statements or documents submitted
to the Commission on the Status of Women:
MPA has applied in Equator prize initiative and has won the prize.
Other UN Entities
Accreditation with other UN Entities:
UNDP
Main Objective
Social Development Username: adelnbu@yahoo.com