Dr.AhmedSalama.Dr. Omaima Ezzeddin MinistryofEnvironmentMinistryofHealth

1. Sustainable development strategy (Egypt vision 2030.)

2. National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan(NBSAP):

3. Biological Diversity and Health

4. Current situation(opportunities to linkages)

5. Best practices: Sustainable use of natural resources

6. Challenges and needs

OUTLINES

“Environmentisintegratedinalleconomicsectorstopreservenatural

resourcesandsupport theirefficientuseandinvestment,whileensuring

nextgenerations’rights.Aclean,safeand healthyenvironmentleadingto

diversifiedproductionresourcesandeconomicactivities, supporting

competitiveness,providingnewjobs,eliminatingpovertyandachieving

social justice.

EgyptianVision(2030)

Vision:“By 2030 biodiversity in Egypt is valued, mainstreamed,maintained for the good livelihoods and conserved for thesustainable use of future generations”

Mission:“Egypt takes effective and innovative actions to reduce theloss of biodiversity to ensure that by 2030 ecosystemscontinue to provide their services to all Egyptian and alsoensure pressures on biodiversity are reduced; biologicalresources are sustainably used and benefits arising out ofutilization of genetic resources are shared in a fair andequitable manner; biodiversity issues and valuesmainstreamed and appropriate policies are effectivelyimplemented in a participatory approach.”

EgyptianNBSAP(2015– 2030)

1. StrategicGoal1:Conserveandmanageterrestrialandaquaticbiodiversitytoensuresustainableuseandequitablebenefitstothepeople

2. StrategicGoal2:Sustainableuseofnaturalresources3. StrategicGoal3:AccesstogeneticresourcesandBenefitsharing(Nagoya

protocol,indigenousknowledgeandtraditions)

4. StrategicGoal4:Improveourunderstandingofbiologicaldiversityandecosystemfunctioninginachangingenvironment

5. StrategicGoal5:Prepareforclimatechangeandcombatdesertification6. StrategicGoal6:Buildpartnershipsandintegratebiodiversityintoall

nationaldevelopmentframeworks

EgyptianNBSAP(StrategicGoals)

• Conservebiodiversityandecosystemservices– Globalvalue=2-severalfoldglobalGDP– Forfood,water,diseaseregulation,traditionalmedicine,adaptationtoclimatechange

• Foundationof$6billioneco-tourismindustry,growingat15%perannual

• PovertyreductioninmarginalareasinEgypt

• Wealthofinformationthatcouldbeusedtodevelophumanhealthandothersectors

ValueofEgypt’sProtectedAreas

• Identificationofplantspeciesthathavebenefitsto

humanhealthisdone.

• ImportantMedicinalPlantsisdelineated.

• ReportsrelatedtoMedicinalPlants,Traditional

Knowledge,andDataCollectionProgram.

Biologicaldiversityandhealth

ü NCS/EEAAinconsultationwithmanystakeholdersdeveloped

anationalstrategicplanforconservationandsustainableuse

ofMedicinalplantswhichwasapprovedbytheGovernment.

ü TheMedicinalPlantsAssociation(MPA)isanon-

governmentalorganizationestablishedinSaintKatherine

thatdependsonthevolunteers’effortstoplayaneffective

roleintheircommunitytosupporttheconservationand

sustainableuseofmedicinalplants.

Biologicaldiversityandhealth

Recognizingthevalueofculturaldiversityandtraditional

knowledge:

< Egyptprotectedanddocumentedtraditionalknowledgeand

theirusageparticularlyinprotectedareas;through

registrationof38speciesofmedicinalplantsinSouthSinai,

45speciesinNorthSinai,19speciesinElba'sarea,13species

inwesterndesert,16speciesineasterndesert

Traditionalknowledge

HasDirectHealthyimpacts:< Theincreaseindiseasesofhightemperaturesuchas:sunshock,skin

cancerandcataract.< Indirectimpactsincludewatershortage,agriculturalproductivity

shortageleadingtofoodshortageandappearanceofAnemiaandmalnutritiondiseases,inadditiontochangeinwaterandairquality.

< Also,oneoftheindirecthealthyimpactsofclimatechangearediseasesrelatedtoparasitesandpestswhichhightemperaturehelpintheirdissemination.

ClimaticchangeandHealth

• TheSteeringCommitteeoftheEgyptianSystemfortheQualityandSafetyofMedicinalandAromaticPlantsProducts,whichistheconstituted bythedecisionoftheMinisterofIndustryandForeignTradeNo.205of2013.

• TheRegionalStrategyonHealthandEnvironmentandFramework(2017–2030),developedbytheWHORegionalOfficeandWHORegionalCentreforEnvironmentalHealthAction,ArabLeagueandUnitedNationsEnvironmentalProgrammewaspresentedandapprovedbyallArabStates.

• ParticipationofrepresentativefromMinistryofHealththeSteeringcommitteesofmanyprojectssuchasBiosafety,

• ParticipationofrepresentativefromMinistryofEnvironmentintheBoardofDirectorsoftheFoodSafetyAuthority.

Regional and local Current situation for cross-sector human health and biodiversity collaboration

SupporttheReferencelabforGMOsattheMinistryof

Healthwithequipment andtrainedstaff.

Bestpractices(NCS)

< Nationalplanformonitoringbird

flowincollaborationwithMinistry

ofHealthandothergovernment

agencies.

< Nationalnetworktomonitorair

pollutants(90AirStationsinEgypt)

Bestpractices(NCS&EQS)

< Medicalaerosolssector

< IncollaborationwithMinistryofHealth,EEAAisparticipatinginconverting

productionlinesofmedicalaerosolthatconsume163tonsof(CFC’s)as

propellantinMeteredDoseInhalers(MDI)usedbyrespiratoryasthmatic

patientstonon-Ozonedepletingalternatives.IncoordinationwithPharmacy

Department,MinistryofHealthandpharmaceuticalcompanies,EEAA

implementstheNationalStrategytoraiseawareness,throughtrainingcourses

fordoctorsandpharmacistswithnon-ODSaerosolsalternative.

Bestpractices(Ozone)

< MediterraneanWater

Qualityannuallysince

1998

Bestpractices

< Joint work between Ministries of Environment and Health to protect

the Nile and the waterways from pollution, in accordance with the

Egyptian Constitution (article 45) and national legislation.

Bestpractices

TheGreenandHerbalSchoolProgram- EducatingtheFuture

CommunityofSaintKatherine

Bestpractices

• Betterunderstandingoflinkagesbetweenbiodiversityandhumanhealth

(food,water,diseaseregulation,traditionalmedicine,adaptationtoclimate

change)

• ImplementationofCBDStrategicPlanandSDGs

• Capacitybuilding

• Technicalandfinancialresources

• Enhanceregionalcooperationforintegrationofbiodiversity intohuman

health

ChallengesandNeeds

Thank You

ThankyouforgivingEgyptachancetoparticipate inthisworkshopandwehopeourcontributionwill beofvalue,andatthisjunctureDr.Omima andme,onbehalfoftheEgyptianGovernment,wouldliketotakethisrareopportunitytoinvite

everyonetoEgypttheNovember2018 fortheCOP14 whichisbeingco-hostedbyEgypt.

ThankyouforgivingEgyptachancetoparticipate inthisworkshopandwehopeourcontributionwill beofvalue,andatthisjunctureDr.Omima andme,onbehalfoftheEgyptianGovernment,wouldliketotakethisrareopportunitytoinvite

everyonetoEgypttheNovember2018 fortheCOP14 whichisbeingco-hostedbyEgypt.