World Bank grants Egypt $9.13 M to expand the greater cairo air pollution management and climate change project

Egypt has secured $9.13-million grants from the World Bank for the expansion of the management of e-waste and healthcare waste under Greater Cairo pollution reduction project, the country’s Ministry of International Cooperation said in a statement.
The grant would reinforce the original project’s environmental benefits, both locally and publicly, by improving e-waste and healthcare waste management, the statement added.
“The expansion of the air pollution and climate change management project in Greater Cairo comes within the framework of the Egyptian government’s commitment to a green transition using innovative methods to strengthen e-waste and healthcare waste management, with the citizens’ health in mind first.” The development of this project is to support Egypt’s 2050 Climate Strategy by creating an organizational environment based on data-based decision-making and awareness of waste management and recycling, and comes in complement of the state efforts during the COP27 climate conference to push the transition to a green economy,” it says.
Egypt allocated $200 million for the Greater Cairo Air Pollution Reduction Project. The project aims to improve air quality and combat climate change, reduce air pollution emissions, global warming and improve solid waste management in Greater Cairo.