WHO WE ARE?

PERSGA is the Regional Organization for the Conservation of the Environment of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. PERSGA is an IGO have seven member states, including Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. PERSGA is hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Jeddah.

PERSGA facilitates the coordination of efforts among its member states to develop and implement collective strategies for the conservation of marine environment in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. By collaborating at a regional level, PERSGA member countries address environmental threats, such as overfishing, marine pollution and destruction of sensitive habitats. This coordination helps create uniform policies and standards across the region.

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Secretary General Message

The establishment of PERSGA under the Jeddah Convention (1982) was a sincere expression of the will of the Arab countries bordering the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to preserve the marine and coastal environment in the region. So, PERSGA is an Intergovernmental organization dedicated to the conservation of the coastal and marine environments found in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, aiming at rational use of living and non-living marine and coastal resources in a manner ensuring optimum benefit for the present generation while maintaining the potential of that environment to satisfy the needs and aspirations of future generations…

Our Projects

SFISH Project

Ongoing

Glofouling Project

Completed

HESBERSGA Project

Ongoing

SEM Project

Completed

Latest News

Building National Capacity in Marine Litter Surveying along the Kingdom’s Coasts (October 2025)

Building National Capacity in Marine Litter Surveying along the Kingdom’s …

Oct 07 ,2025 2m Read
As part of the ongoing cooperation between the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia …
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PERSGA Implements Awareness Program for Fishermen in the Egyptian Red Sea under the World Bank-Funded SFISH Project

PERSGA Implements Awareness Program for Fishermen in the Egyptian Red …

Sep 30 ,2025 2m Read
As part of the ongoing cooperation between the Regional Organization for the Conservation of the Environment of the Red Sea …
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National Consultation Workshop on Updating Djibouti’s National Contingency Plan (POLMER)

National Consultation Workshop on Updating Djibouti’s National Contingency Plan (POLMER)

Sep 24 ,2025 2m Read
Marine pollution response experts, national agencies, and key stakeholders gathered in Djibouti from 16–18 September 2025 for the National Consultation …
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Supporting Egypt’s National Oil Spill Contingency Plan update to safeguard Egypt’s Coasts

Supporting Egypt’s National Oil Spill Contingency Plan update to safeguard …

Sep 01 ,2025 2m Read
From 25 to 27 August 2025, PERSGA, in collaboration with the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) and hosted at the …
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