Funding proposal package for FP053

The proposal outlines a project to enhance climate resilience in Egypt's Nile Delta and North Coast, targeting five vulnerable hotspots. It combines the construction of 69 km of soft coastal protection measures—utilizing dredged material—with the creation of a comprehensive ICZM plan to shift the country away from traditional 'hard' engineering solutions. The project is managed by the UNDP and executed by the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, with a total investment of approximately USD 105.2 million, including USD 31.4 million from the GCF and USD 73.8 million in co-financing from the Egyptian government.

• The project targets five specific vulnerable hotspots in the Nile Delta for the installation of 69 km of soft coastal protection: Kafr El-Sheikh (27 km), Port Said (12 km), Beheira (6 km), Damietta (12 km), and Dakahlia (12 km).
• The project aims to shift Egypt's coastal protection paradigm from 'hard' structures, such as seawalls and breakwaters, toward 'soft' engineering and ecosystem-based adaptation measures that mirror natural coastal features.
• A central component of the proposal is the development of an Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) plan for the entire North Coast, which includes a Shoreline Master Plan, a Coastal Management Plan, and a national observation system.
• The project will utilize existing maintenance dredged material from local sources for the construction of coastal protection, avoiding the environmental impacts of disposing such material offshore.
• The project is expected to directly benefit 768,164 people (approximately 49% women) and indirectly benefit 16.9 million people, representing about 18% of the Egyptian population.
• The Nile Delta is identified as one of the world's three most vulnerable hotspots to climate change, with relative sea level rise rates ranging from 1.0 to 7.3 mm/year in some portions of the North Coast.
• Economic analysis indicates the project is viable, with a positive Net Present Value (NPV) and an Internal Rate of Return (IRR) exceeding the 10% discount rate under both middle and high sea-level rise scenarios.
• The project is classified as a Category B (Moderate Risk) project, as it will not be undertaken in pristine or protected areas and is expected to have negligible impact on coastal hydrodynamic processes.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2017). Funding proposal package for FP053. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/gcf-b18-04-add08.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Funding proposal package for FP053. 2017. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/gcf-b18-04-add08.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2017funding, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Funding proposal package for FP053}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2017}, month = sep, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/gcf-b18-04-add08.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }