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Achievements and Planned Activities The Environmentally Friendly Industrial Cities Program |
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The Environmentally Friendly Industrial Cities Program is one leading initiative of the MSEA. The purpose of this program is to promote environmentally friendly industrial practices and sustainable investments in cleaner technology in the new industrial zones of Egypt. During 2000/2001, the program has expanded its scope to include a total of 12 cities, namely, 10th of Ramadan, El Sadat, 6th of October, Borg El Arab, Badr, New Damietta, El Saleheya, El Obour, New Beni Sueif, Abou Rawash, Mubarak and El Kawthar. |
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| Accomplishments of Industrial Cities and Zones in Compliance (July 2001) |  |
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| Industrial City/Zone |
Number of Industrial Establishments | Percentage of Industrial Establishments in the Process of Compliance with Environmental Regulations | Total Expenditure on Environmental Projects (Million L.E.) |
Industrial Cities |
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10th of Ramadan |
711 |
94 |
341.6 |
6th of October |
525 |
80 |
66.7 |
El Sadat |
168 |
85 |
252 |
El Obour |
112 |
38.3 |
32 |
Badr |
80 |
31 |
125 |
Borg El Arab |
298 |
66 |
10 |
Industrial Zones |
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Abou Rawash |
55 |
53 |
70 |
NEW Damietta |
96 |
17 |
24.8 |
New Beni Sueif |
115 |
18.2 |
80.9 |
El Saleheya |
57 |
58 |
59.5 |
El Kawthar |
193 |
17 |
66.4 |
Mubarak |
120 |
0.8 |
8.4 |
Overall |
2,530 |
64 % |
1,137.3 |
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In these industrial cities, a number of projects on cleaner production and treatment of industrial emissions are conducted. The total investments in these projects amounts to approximately 406 million Egyptian pounds. Furthermore, investments were channelled to projects for the rehabilitation of sewage networks and central treatment plants for industrial wastewater in the twelve cities. |
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As part of the process of assessing the environmental status in each of the industrial cities, the environmental performance of 2016 small and medium scale industrial establishments was assessed. It was thus found that 82% of the establishments had taken immediate actions at low cost or no cost to comply with the environmental laws and regulation, with the remaining 18%, being currently involved in implementing pollution abatement projects to achieve compliance. |
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