World Bank approves $200m project to reduce air and climate pollution in Egypt

World Bank approves $200m project to reduce air and climate pollution in Egypt

WASHINGTON - 1 October 2020: The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$200 million project to support Egypt's initiatives to reduce air and climate pollution from critical sectors and to increase resilience to air pollution in Greater Cairo. The project will focus on reducing vehicle emissions, improving the management of solid waste, and strengthening the air and climate decision-making system.

 

A press release issued by the bank said:

 

Greater Cairo's air quality has recently seen an improvement; however, ambient air pollution remains the city's most significant environmental health issue—one that weighs heavily on residents' quality of life and on the economy. Recent studies have estimated the annual economic cost