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

PERSGA Concludes Ministerial Council Meetings in Aqaba, Jordan

PERSGA Concludes Ministerial Council Meetings in Aqaba, Jordan

Feb 20 ,2025 3m Read
On February 20, 2025, PERSGA successfully held its 21st Ministerial Council session in Aqaba, Jordan. The session was preceded by …
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National Training Workshop on “Marine Spatial Planning” (16 – 17 December 2024)

National Training Workshop on “Marine Spatial Planning” (16 – 17 …

Dec 16 ,2024 4m Read
Within the framework of implementing its annual capacity-building program, the Regional Organization for the Conservation of the Environment of the …
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PERSGA hosts regional Expert-Meeting to review SFISH Project’s progress in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, November 5–6, 2024, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

PERSGA hosts regional Expert-Meeting to review SFISH Project’s progress in …

Nov 06 ,2024 2m Read
On November 5-6, 2024, PERSGA (the Regional Organization for the Conservation of the Environment of the Red Sea and Gulf …
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3RD edition of the Glofouling Project R&D Forum and Exhibition Event held 04-08 November 2024, in Busan (South Korea)

3RD edition of the Glofouling Project R&D Forum and Exhibition …

Nov 08 ,2024 2m Read
PERSGA , along with delegates from lead Partnering country (Jordan) and participating countries (Djibouti, Somalia and Sudan) of the GEF-UNDP-IMO …
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