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Tomorrow will truly be better...
Today is a beautiful day for the #Enhancing_Adaption_to_Climate_Change project, a day when you witness the project's success in the eyes of our country's and international officials.

It's such a wonderful feeling... seeing our country's institutions working together and integrating with international institutions to witness resounding success and a global reputation in the field of coastal protection.
Today, Professor Dr. Hani Sweilem, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, and Ms. Amina Mohamed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, accompanied by Dr. Ayman El-Shehabi, Governor of Damietta, and Mr. Alessandro Fracassetti, Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme, visited the protection work implemented by the project in New Damietta Governorate in front of the West Damietta Power Station. They also visited the pilot project for protection coordination, which presents a landscape model that enhances the protection structure in a manner that is appropriate to the environmental and cultural dimensions of the upscale areas within the protection zone.

Professor Hani Sweilem's happiness was evident as he spoke about the project, stating that it is one of the most important pioneering projects worldwide in the field of coastal protection, and that many senior officials from numerous countries and international organizations are keen to visit the project, considering it a pioneering model for the use of low-cost, environmentally friendly natural materials in coastal protection work. His Excellency emphasized that the participation of the local community, especially women, was one of the most important community contributions to this project. He added that the protection methods used are simple, learned from local residents and developed to implement environmentally friendly protection measures against rising sea levels.

It is worth noting that coastal protection works totaling 69 kilometers have been implemented in the northern Delta in five governorates: Beheira, Kafr El-Sheikh, Dakahlia, Damietta, and Port Said. Additionally, an integrated plan has been developed for coastal zone management in the Mediterranean Sea, the primary goal of which is to manage long-term climate change risks and achieve sustainable development in the region. Mathematical models have also been created for the risks of submergence, erosion, and sedimentation resulting from climate change and marine factors. A proposal has been prepared for the institutional framework for integrated coastal zone management in the Mediterranean Sea, and a design for a coastal monitoring system on the Mediterranean coast has been prepared.