Project Steering Commitee – 2nd Meeting

6 March 2023

 

The Global Eco-industrial Parks Programme (GEIPP) – Egypt project held its 2nd steering committee meeting on March 6, 2023. The project presented to the members the project’s progress from July to December 2023 and the workplan for 2023. This gave the members the opportunity to share their insights and strategic direction to the project.

The project steering committee is chaired by the Ministry of Trade and Industry and co-chaired by the Embassy of Switzerland in Egypt. The meeting involved remarks from Mr. Amr Hazzaa (Advisor to the Minister and Head of Developmental Projects Unit – Ministry of Trade and Industry) and from Ms. Valerie Liechti (Head of International Cooperation – Embassy of Switzerland); as well as UNIDO, Mr. Ahmed Rezk (Deputy UNIDO Representative and OiC Egypt, Regional Hub Office in Egypt).

The presentations of the project’s progress were presented by Ms. Shahenaz Fouad (National Project Coordinator), and on the planned activities for by Mr. Alessandro Flammini (Team Leader and Project Coordinator). Mr. Rana Singh (Project Manager) emphasized that the project has been implemented in other countries and there are lessons and good practices to be considered during implementation.

The representatives of the industrial parks shared their experiences and engagement in the implementation of the project activities. The meeting was followed by an active discussion involving the steering committee members, paving the way for the next phase of implementation.