Greater Cairo Air Pollution Management and Climate Change Project

The development objective of the Greater Cairo Air Pollution Management and Climate Change Project for Egypt is to reduce air and climate emissions from critical sectors and increase resilience to air pollution in Greater Cairo. The project comprises of five components. The first component, enhancing the air quality management and response system consists of following sub-components: (i) reduction of air pollution and greenhouse gas (GHGs); and (ii) strengthening resilience to air pollution. The second component, support the operationalization of solid waste management (SWM) master plans in Greater Cairo consists of following sub-components: (i) waste management infrastructure; (ii) supporting response to Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and improving healthcare waste management; and (iii) enabling activities, capacity building, and institutional strengthening. The third component, vehicle emission reduction consists of following sub-components: (i) electric bus fleet and related infrastructure; and (ii) enabling activities. The fourth component, enhanced capacity, behavioral change, and communication consists of following sub-components: (i) enhanced capacity and behavioral change; and (ii) communication and outreach. The fifth component, project management and monitoring and evaluation (M and E) will support strengthening the operational, fiduciary, and technical capacity of the project coordination unit (PCU) for implementation, coordination, supervision, and overall management of the project, including, procurement, financial management, M and E, carrying out of external audits, implementation of the stakeholder engagement plan (SEP), and reporting of project activities and results, all through the provision of goods, non-consulting services, consulting services, training, and operating costs for the purpose.