Egypt
Arab States
Egypt
Capital Cairo
Population 83 million
Life Expectancy 72.1
Access to clean water 98%
Adult Literacy 71.4
Under five mortality 27.2 per 1,000 live births
GDP per head (US$ PPP) $5,400
Building new communities in the ruins of the world’s oldest
An MDG-F programme is helping residents of Dahshur, Egypt protect their pyramids, promote tourism and improve their livelihoods.
Our Joint Programmes
Climate Change Risk Management in Egypt The aim of the proposed joint programme is to help Egypt align its climate risk management and human development efforts in pursuing the achievement of MDGs in the face of climate change and the predicted serious threats to the country. Pro-poor Horticulture Value Chains in Upper Egypt Egypt’s recent economic growth has not been pro-poor. Poverty has expanded, especially in rural Upper Egypt, which is facing two mutually reinforcing problems: the overall inefficiency of the value chain and the marginalization of the majority of small landholders. The Dahshur World Heritage Site Mobilization for Cultural Heritage for Community Development The aim of the joint programme is to protect the area of the Dahshur pyramids and its ecosystem while fostering sustainable development, cultural and ecological management and revenue generation. The project is a pilot based on the Supreme Council of Antiquities' master plan to conserve and preserve cultural heritage in Egypt and therefore has the potential to be replicated in other regions of the country.IN THE NEWS
Red Pyramid is helping to fight poverty in Egypt
An MDG-F-funded programme is boosting tourism and incomes in the region of Dahshur.
STORIES
MDG-F backs a revolution in Egyptian farming
When the Arab Spring blew over Egypt in early 2011, most investors predicted chaos and fled. Mohamed Embarak, a farmer in Egypt’s depressed south, saw only opportunity.
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