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In the framework of the grant signed between the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, represented in the Participatory Development Programme in Urban Areas (PDP), and Giza Governorate, the latter held a community event on Saturday March 11th, 2017 , in Geziret El-Dahab Youth Center in Masaken Geziret El-Dahab aiming to cover the development […]

The Qalyubeya Governorate, local partner of the Participatory Development Programme in Urban Areas (PDP) has been awarded a Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation at this year’s conference of the same name. The awards ceremony was held in parallel to the conference in the Chinese City of Guangzhou from December 5-7, 2016. Qalyubeya has received […]

With respect to the architectural measures incorporated in the climate change adaptation strategy of the Participatory Development Programme (PDP), the Cities and Climate Change component (C2) in partnership with The Research Institute for a Sustainable Environment (RISE) and Cairo Lab for Urban Studies, Training and Environmental Research (Cluster), has implemented a rooftop farm on one […]

Habitat III took place over the second week of October (17-20), with an active participation from the official Egyptian delegation along with representatives of civil society, academia, youth and private sector  supported by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. The delegation attended and presented in a number of events that took place at the […]

The European Union (EU) Delegation to Egypt celebrated its Climate Action Day in Cairo in cooperation with the EU Member States Embassies. The event was attended by the delegation’s ambassadors, in addition to representative from the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) in Cairo, and representatives from companies and donors concerned with the climate change issue. […]

“Urban Mobility in Egypt: Planning, Lived Realities and Innovative Approaches” The Seminar Series “Egypt Urban Futures” (EUF) is a joint initiative by the CEDEJ (Center for Economic, Legal and Social Studies), UN-HABITAT and GIZ (Participatory Development Programme in Urban Areas – PDP) and a continuation of the Expert Discussion Meetings on urban development that have […]

On Wednesday March 23rd the PDP in cooperation with EEAA held the 6th Advisory Board on Climate Change in Cities (AB-CCC) in Cairo House (the cultural and educational center of the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency “EEAA”). The meeting was attended by representatives from government bodies, local authorities and academia as well as experts from GIZ […]

Upgrading Informal Areas in Greater Cairo Governorates “For improved socio-economic conditions, increased service delivery and enhanced environmental protection in informal areas” On March 8th, 2016, the Participatory Development Programme in Urban Areas (PDP) successfully held the Information Session of the Third Call for Proposals (3CFP) in Pyramisa Hotel, Giza. The session was attended by around […]

Upgrading Informal Areas in Greater Cairo Governorates : “For improved socio-economic conditions, increased service delivery and enhanced environmental protection in informal areas” The Participatory Development Programme (PDP) successfully launched its “Third Call for Proposals” (3CfP) on the 12th February 2016. The overall objective of the 3CfP was to enhance the living conditions of the poor urban […]

Training on ‘Concept Note writing’: Due to the great interest in our two-day training session, PDP scheduled one additional training round to interested applicants for the 6 & 7 March. Please register for the training round no. 5 here: http://egypt-urban.net/training-on-concept-note-writing-23-02-07-03-2016/

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