Contributors
The EOAR process has been participatory with inputs by scientists and
experts from national, regional and international institutions, government
stakeholders, non-governmental organizations, as well as research and
scientific institutions.
Sanaa Al Labdi, Ministry of Environment, Jordan
The United Nations Environment Programme, the League of Arab States,
and the Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and
Europe (CEDARE) would like to thank all partners, experts, and reviewers
who have contributed to the preparation of this report. Special thanks are
extended to:
Sayed Hagaltour Ahmed Zarouq, Ministry of Environment and Urban
Development, Sudan
Ibrahim El Fawka, Environmental Quality Authority, Palestine
Sabah Nayet, Austrian Environment Authority, Austria
Sobhi Adaly, General Environment Authority, Libya
Ibrahim AbdelGelil, Arab Gulf University, Bahrain
Adel Abdel Rashid Abdel Razak Gholam, Yemeni Association for Environment
and Sustainable Development, Yemen
Ahlam El Marzouki, Environment Authority, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Abdel Rahman Awad, Environmental Quality Authority, Palestine
Ahmed Elhag Ahmed, Damascus University, Syria
Abdel Aziz Rayan, Environmental Quality Authority, Palestine
Ahmed Hamoudi Hamdi, Ministry of Environment, Iraq
Abdallah Ghorab, Environment TV, Egypt
Ahmed Rashad Kassem, Arab Atomic Energy Agency, Tunisia
Abdallah Mohamed Al Shoeibi, General Presidency for Meteorology and
Environmental Protection, Saudi Arabia
Ahmed Awadallah, Ministry of State for Environment Affairs, Egypt
Ashraf Saleh, Ministry of State for Environment Affairs, Egypt
Ezz El Din Ben Salem Al Hodery, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable
Development, Tunisia
Amin Mohamed Al Hamady, Environmental Protection Agency, Yemen
Ali El Bahrawi, Ain Shams University, Egypt
Ihab Samir Abdel Kader, Ministry of State for Environment Affairs, Egypt
Emad El Din El Baba, Environmental Quality Authority, Palestine
Pater Wardam, Ministry of Environment, Jordan
Emad Adly, Arab Network for Environment and Development (RAED), Egypt
Tahani Abdallah Metwali, Arab Organization for Industrial Development and
Minerals, Egypt
Omar El Gemely, Environment Network, United Arab Emirates
Gamalat Hassan Al Aghiery, Environmental Protection Agency, Yemen
Gaidah Radwan, Environment TV, Egypt
Habiba Talaat Noseir, Environment TV, Egypt
Had Amin Weld Al Moustapha, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable
Development, Mauritania
Hossam Allam, Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab
Region and Europe (CEDARE), Egypt
Khaled Gomaan Al Sakhty, Environment Centre for Arab Cities (formerly),
United Arab Emirates
Khaled Mahmoud Abouzeid, Centre for Environment and Development for
the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE), Egypt
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Suzan Mohamed Al Agawi, General Authority for the Protection of Marine
Resources, Environment and Wildlife, Bahrain
Omar Fathy Abdel Hady, Ministry of State for Environment Affairs, Egypt
Omar Mohamed Amin El Badawy, Centre for Environment and Development
for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE), Egypt
Amr Abdel Meguid, Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab
Region and Europe (CEDARE), Egypt
Amr Arnasa, Safari Desert, Egypt
Ghada karem Mahmoud, Ministry of State for Environment Affairs, Egypt
Ghalia Saad Salem El Ghatrify, Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs,
Sultanate of Oman
Fayza El Yamany, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait
Fouad Megahed, Ministry of State for Environment Affairs, Egypt
Khalil Abdel Hamid Abou Afifa, Arab Organization for Agricultural
Development, Sudan
Fawzi Abdel Zaher Khamis, Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (ISESCO), Egypt
Khawla Mohamed Al Abidan, General Environment Authority, Kuwait
Kawthar Hefny Aboul Seoud, Ministry of State for Environment Affairs, Egypt
Khaiat El Nems, Environment TV, Egypt
Magda Abou Ras, Saudi Environment Association, Saudi Arabia
Suliman Khaled Kalo, Environmental Studies Centre, Syria
Ma’moun Eissa Abdel Kader, Environmental Affairs Department, Sudan
Solieman Salhab, Damascus University, Syria,
Maher Aziz Bedros, Ministry of Electricity, Egypt
Samir Tantawi, Ministry of State for Environment Affairs, Egypt
Mohamed El Shaba, Egyptian Permanent Mission
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Mohamed Abdel Moneim Farouk, Ministry of State for Environment Affairs,
Egypt
Tarek Sadek, Economic and Social Committee for West Asia, (ESCWA),
Lebanon
Mohamed Ezz El Din Seyour, Ministry of State for Environment Affairs, Egypt
Carol Shokani, Economic and Social Committee for West Asia, (ESCWA),
Lebanon
Mohamed Ghaloum Aple, General Environment Authority, Kuwait
Mohamed Lotfi kamel, Ministry of State for Environment Affairs, Egypt
Mohamed Mabrouk, Safari Desert, Egypt
Mohamed Mostapha Saleh, Cairo University, Egypt
Mohamed Maqteet, Environment Sector, Morocco
Lara Gaada, Economic and Social Committee for West Asia, (ESCWA),
Lebanon
Mohamed Ahmed Hazam Al Ouaa, United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Egypt
Walid Ghali, Economic and Social Committee for West Asia, (ESCWA),
Lebanon
Mahmoud Ahmed Ibrahim Howaihy, Ain Shams University, Egypt
Mahmoud Ouda, Arab Centre for the Studies of Arid Zones and Drylands
(ACSAD), Syria
Mariam Ele’mam Mohei Eldin, Embassy of Sudan, Egypt
Moustapha Hussein Baker, Aramco, Saudi Arabia
Moustapha Sabri El Hakim, Ministry of State for Environment Affairs, Egypt
Mostapha Foda, Ministry of State for Environment Affairs, Egypt
Moataz Salah Eldin Mohamed, Arab Interior Ministers’ Council, Egypt
Mongi Saad Edris El Semeh, General Environment Authority, Libya
Al Mongi Edriss El Somaya, General Environment Authority, Libya
Mona Mohamed Ahmed Kamal, Ministry of State for Environment Affairs,
Egypt
Moheeb Abdel Sattar Ibrahim, Environmental Affairs Agency, Egypt
Nabil Ben Khatra, Desert and Coast Observatory, Tunisia
Nagwa Ahmed Fouad El Nawawy, Arab Economic Unity Council, Egypt
Nedal Abou Seifen, Environmental Quality Authority, Palestine
Nedal Kateba Badr, Environmental Quality Authority, Palestine
Nawal Zobeir, Ministry of Environment, Reconstruction and Housing, Morocco
Hani Khoga, Elexir
Hoda El Hokani, Environment Authority, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Hanaa Zenoun Mohamed, Ministry of Environment, Iraq
Walid Ben Berik, Environment Authority, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
UN Organizations:
Osama Ali Maher Abdel Aziz, World Health Organization
Amin Shaaban, Economic and Social Committee for West Asia, (ESCWA),
Lebanon
Anhar Hegazy, Economic and Social Committee for West Asia, (ESCWA),
Lebanon
Eli Qodsi, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Lebanon
Hosni Khalil Khardagi, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP),
Regional Office for the Arab Countries, Egypt.
Participants in the EOAR Consultative Meeting:
Ahmed Hamoud Hamdi, Ministry of Environment, Iraq
Ahmed Rashad Kassem, Arab Atomic Energy Agency, Tunisia
Ahmed Abdelrehim, Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab
Region and Europe (CEDARE), Egypt
Ahmed O. El-Kholei, Mounofia University, Egypt
Ahmed Awadallah Osman Hassan, Ministry of State for Environment Affairs,
Egypt
Ahmad Fares Asfary, Arab Centre for the Studies of Arid Zones and Drylands
(formerly), Syria
Osama Ali Maher Abdel Aziz, World Health Organization, Egypt
Osama Ali Aba Hussein, Arab Gulf University, Bahrain
Amin Mohamed kaed Al Hamady, Environmental Protection Agency, Yemen
Anhar Hegazy, Economic and Social Committee for West Asia, (ESCWA),
Lebanon
Iman Mohamed Hassan, League of Arab States General Secretariat, Egypt
Inas Abdel Azim, League of Arab States General Secretariat, Egypt
Tahani Abdalla Metwali, General Organization for Industrial Development and
Minerals, Egypt
Had Amin Weld Al Mostapha, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable
Development, Mauritania
Hossam Allam, Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab
Region and Europe (CEDARE), Egypt
Hosny Khalil Khardagy, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP),
Regional Office for the Arab Countries, Egypt.
Khaled Gamaan Al Sakhny, Environment Centre for the Arab Cities (formerly),
United Arab Emirates
Khalil Abdel Hamid Abou Afifa, Arab Organization for Agricultural
Development, Sudan
Dalia Abdel Salam Mohamed El Dessouki, African Network for Environmental
Media Specialists, Egypt
Sameh Mahrous, League of Arab States General Secretariat, Egypt
Sofian El-Tell, International Centre for Planning and Environment, Jordan
Suliman Khaled Kalo, Environmental Studies Centre, Syria
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Samar Faek, League of Arab States General Secretariat, Egypt
Mohamed Ghaloum Aple, General Environment Authority, Kuwait
Sanaa Abdel Fattah Al Lobdy, Ministry of Environment, Jordan
Mohamed Makteet, Environment Sector, Morocco
Suzan Mohamed Al Agawy, General Authority for the Protection of Marine
Resources, Environment and Wildlife, Bahrain
Mohamed Oda, Arab Centre for the Studies of Arid Zones and Drylands
(ACSAD), Syria
Sayed El Kholi, Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab
Region and Europe (CEDARE), Egypt
Mariam Al Emam Mohei El Din, Embassy of Sudan, Egypt
Shahira Hassan Wahbi, League of Arab States General Secretariat, Egypt
Sabah Al-Jeneid, Arab Gulf University, Bahrain
Dari Nasser Mohamed El Agami, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research,
Kuwait
Adel Farid Abdelkader, United Nations Environment Programme, Bahrain
Abdel Rahman Awad, Board Member, Arab African Centre, Egypt
Abdullah Al-Droubi, Arab Centre for the Studies of Arid Zones and Drylands
(ACSAD), Syria
Abdalla Mohamed Al Shoebi, General Presidency for Meteorology and
Environmental Protection, Saudi Arabia
Abdel Meguid Ghaleb Hadad, United Nations Environment Programme, the
Regional Office for the General Secretariat of West Asia, Bahrain.
Ezz El Din Ben Salem Al Hodairi, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable
Development, Tunisia
Moataz Salah Eldin Mohamed, Arab Interior Ministers’ Council, Egypt
Mamdouh Khaled Sultan, Palestinian Permanent Mission to the League of
Arab States, Egypt
Mongi Saad Edris El Semeh, Environmental Assessment Studies, Libya
Mona Mohamed Ahmed Kamal, Ministry of State for Environment Affairs,
Egypt
Mayar Sabet, Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region
and Europe (CEDARE), Egypt
Nadia Makram Ebeid, Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab
Region and Europe (CEDARE), Egypt
Nagwa Ahmed Foad El Nawawy, Arab Economic Unity Council, Egypt
Naeema Bou Shama’a, League of Arab States General Secretariat, Egypt
Hanaa Zenoun Mohamed, Ministry of Environment, Iraq
Wahid Abdel Mohsen Mohamed, Arab Network for Environment and
Development (RAED), Egypt
Ali Abdel Latif Hamoud, Embassy of Iraq, Egypt
Walid Al Sayed Al Arabi, League of Arab States General Secretariat, Egypt
Ali Amasha, Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region
and Europe (CEDARE), Egypt
Waleed K Al-Zubari, Arab Gulf University, Bahrain
Emad Eldin Albaba, Environmental Quality Authority, Palestine
Walid Nasser Ben Brek, Environment Authority, Abu Dhabi, United Arab
Emirates
Ghaleya Saad Salem Al Ghatrify, Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs,
Sultanate of Oman
Youssef Emad Ahmed Abdel Aziz, Centre for Environment and Development
for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE), Egypt
Fatma Al Malah, League of Arab States General Secretariat, Egypt
Fawzy Abdel Zaher Khamis, Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (ISESCO), Egypt
Luna Abusoweirh, United Nations International Strategy for Disaster
Reduction (ISDR), Egypt
Mazen Khalil Hussein, Ministry of Environment, Lebanon
Ma’moun Eissa Abdel Kader, Environmental Affairs Department, Sudan
Maher Aziz, Ministry of Electricity, Egypt
Mohamed Ahmed Hazam El Awaa, United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Egypt
Mohamed El sayed Gamil, Arab Network for Environment and Development
(RAED), Egypt
Mohamed Al Shabaa, Egyptian Permanent Mission
Mohamed Tawfik Ahmed, Suez Canal University, Egypt
Mohammad S. Abido, University of Damascus, Syria
Mohamed Ezz El Din Elraei, Centre for Environment and Development for
the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE), Egypt
Mohamed Awad Kena, League of Arab States General Secretariat, Egypt
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