National Initiative for Smart Green Projects
National Initiative for Smart Green Projects
COP27 was the gateway that promoted climate action and its projects in Egypt, and in parallel with the success achieved by Egypt’s presidency of this conference, which was held in Sharm El-Sheikh last year – cameThe National Initiative for Smart Green Projects; As a strategy that reflects the Egyptian government’s vision for green transformation, and even reflects its vision in all fields, which is “Egypt Vision 2030”.
The National Initiative for Smart Green Projects is an ambitious plan proposed by Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin – the climate pioneer – and received the patronage of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, and at that time the Prime Minister issued his Resolution No. (2738) of 2022.
This decision established an organizational framework for the initiative, and formed its national committees headed by Egyptian experts with high-ranking positions, headed by: Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, as the head of the national committee responsible for judging the initiative’s projects, and Ambassador Hisham Badr, as general coordinator of the initiative.
Regarding the path of the National Initiative for Smart Green Projects, it is an initiative that selects 18 projects from the advanced projects, which are divided into 6 categories, which are:
- Major companies.
- Medium projects.
- Small local projects.
- Startups.
- Non-profit community initiatives and participations.
- Women, climate change, and sustainability.
It is worth noting that the selected projects – numbering 18 as we mentioned – are in addition to the selection of 27 projects under the title: Ambassador of the Governorate. These projects are evaluated according to different criteria, namely: the green component, which looks at the extent to which the project applies sustainable steps, such as sustainable management and circular economy applications. There is also a smart component standard, which is related to the use of smart applications and information systems.
The third of these criteria: empowerment and equal opportunities, which is a criterion intended to consider the rate of women’s participation in the project, and the extent of its ability to enhance their societal role, especially in the field of green transformation. Also among the criteria are expansion and replication, and the sustainability of the project’s impact in the long term. Finally, the standard related to the development impact of the project, as the committees of the National Initiative for Smart Green Projects consider that the project includes standards that measure the steps of the project and the extent of its progress, and that these standards should be able to measure the extent to which Egyptian society benefits from the project.
The first session of the National Initiative for Smart Green Projects was fruitful, as the selection of the winning projects took into account several objectives, among which were:
- Localization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
- Prepare a database for these green projects.
- Addressing climate problems nationally.
- Providing promising investment opportunities, and implementing a financing mechanism for these opportunities.
- Building the capabilities of cadres in all governorates of the Republic.
As for the second session of the initiative,Homat Al-Earth Magazine covered its launch in March of this year, as the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development announced the launch of this session, after the first session was an unparalleled success.
It is expected that the second session will remain open for submission until next September, and the magazine will continue to follow up on what will emerge from this session of the National Initiative for Smart Green Projects. To cover it – as usual – and this is the role that the magazine has played since its inception, as it seeks to increase awareness of pioneering initiatives – governmental and societal – to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and to promote green projects that preserve the environment.
