Greening Hurghada To mitigate GHG emissions and preserve biodiversity in the coastal area of Hurghada through mainstreaming climate smart technologies and biodiversity conservation practices in tourism, energy and transport infrastructure Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency. 1. Tourism is an important domain for economic development in Egypt, with almost 95% of tourism activity in the country leisure and culture-oriented and mostly concentrated on Cairo, Upper Egypt, Sinai and the Red Sea. Indeed, if the economic development of a certain country is to be based to some extent on tourism, diversification and enhancement of the tourism product is an appropriate strategy, such as through sustainable tourism. The Egyptian government is starting to take actions towards sustainability efforts and to assume full environmental responsibility, which often conflict with tourism development goals of creating job opportunities and increasing foreign currency. Government engagement and supervision is essential in this initiative because the private sector cannot be relied on its own and requires policy and framework conditions and guidance and capacity to develop sustainable investments. Moreover, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism believes that tourism in the Red Sea will need to benefit the environment if practiced in a sustainable manner by promoting eco-destinations and raising awareness.  2. The economic benefits in the tourism industry will generate social and socio-economic benefits for local communities and other job seekers in the tourism industry, in particular from Upper Egypt. Sustainable tourism activities create jobs and generate income from environmentally friendly activities. These may also include income generation for local communities engaged in ecotourism activities, handicrafts and other service facilities. It also includes improvement of livelihoods and well-being for local communities through establishment of new facilities in the targeted protected areas. The CCM mitigation technologies for small scale renewable energy, energy/resource efficiency technologies and electric mobility will open new lines of small businesses in installation, operation and maintenance of these applications.  3. Thus, environmental protection, conservation and inclusiveness is essential for the success of sustainable tourism development and ensuring a high-quality tourism destination in Hurghada in the future. The Greening Hurghada project will improve the management and organizational capacities for a sustainable development and planning and launching its implementation with different stakeholders at the national and local levels.4.The GEB related to biodiversity including over 5,000 species of which 24% are classified as threatened and 19 endangered marine plant species and 53 species of endangered marine faunal species through improved management of 199,100ha of protected area and 96,000 he of marine habitat outside Pas. In this respect, the specific global benefits include enhanced or stable condition of the coral reefs and associated species and as well as enhancement of coral fish diversity as well as maintain the status of mangroves, seagrass beds and turtle nesting sites. It would also help enhance the status of the larger aquatic species such as the Spinner Dolphin, Bottlenose Dolphin, Dugongs and 4 species of turtles.