| Strategy |
The Country Intervention Framework (CIP) of AFD in Egypt for 2009-2011 was approved by AFD’s General Management in November 2008. The CIP was designed in close collaboration with AFD’s French and Egyptian partners in Egypt.
| Axe 1: To promote the development of a modern & competitive private sector |
>> Supporting the development of SMEs and private initiatives through a downscaling approach with public and private banks
>> Reinforcing the quality of higher education and vocational training
>> Supporting the accelerated growth of services and industry and the economic mutation of the Egyptian economy
>> Promoting corporate social and environmental responsibility
| Axe 2: To contribute to the improvement of the population living conditions |
>> Developing non polluting urban public transport
| Axe 3: To protect & valorise the natural and cultural heritage |
>> Promoting a sustainable management of water resources volume and quality
>> Reducing polluting industrial emissions, CO2 emissions, and promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy
>> Development and management of natural protected areas
>> Development of archaeological sites
For more information about this policy, you can contact our office in Cairo

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Download the Strategic plan of AFD (2007-2011) |
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Improving irrigation and conserving water in Egypt’s Nile Delta |
High population growth in Egypt, a country where the proportion of arable land is less than 5% of its total land area, has led to a critical situation because remaining farmland is threatened by ongoing urban expansion that is difficult to control. At the same time, local agriculture can no longer meet the growing food needs of the population
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