5012On Ground Projects

Program overview & vision

These projects are of limited size but generate quick results. They are important in terms of providing direct impacts on the lives of local communities in coastal areas. The projects are proposed by member state every one or two years, and are implemented by PERSGA with the participation of government agencies and NGOs.  The objectives of these projects are to contribute towards economic and social development, poverty reduction, an the interdiction of new knowledge and new technologies for the region.

The on ground projects have taken various forms such as the installation of mooring buoys at diving and fishing sites in the vicinity of Jeddah, the preparation of a learning portfolio” Education for sustainable Development” in Aqaba; project to develop ecotourism based on mangroves in Egypt; and were established three centers of oil pollution combating in Yemen, Sudan and Djibouti.

Latest News

Yemen National Workshop on “National Action Plans (NAPs) for Protection of Sharks, Marine Turtles, Birds and Mammals in Yemen” 21 – 24 July 2025, Aden (Republic of Yemen)

Yemen National Workshop on “National Action Plans (NAPs) for Protection …

Aug 06 ,2025 1m Read
PERSGA held this national workshop in coordination with Yemeni National Focal Point (Environment Protection Authority) for four days 21-24 July …
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Closing of the Regional Training Workshop on Introducing the Regional Information Management System (RIMS), Held at the Headquarters of the Regional Organization for the Conservation of the Environment of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden (PERSGA)

Closing of the Regional Training Workshop on Introducing the Regional …

Jul 30 ,2025 3m Read
Jeddah, 30 July 2025 – The regional workshop on introducing the Regional Information Management System (RIMS) concluded today afternoon at …
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National Workshop on “National Action Plans for the Conservation of Sharks, Turtles, Seabirds, and Marine Mammals in the Republic of Sudan”

National Workshop on “National Action Plans for the Conservation of …

Jul 28 ,2025 3m Read
The Regional Organization for the Conservation of the Environment of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden (PERSGA), in collaboration …
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Participation of the Secretary-General of the PERSGA in the Twenty-Fourth Global Meeting of the Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans

Participation of the Secretary-General of the PERSGA in the Twenty-Fourth …

Jun 11 ,2025 2m Read
His Excellency Dr. Ziad H. Abu Ghararah, Secretary-General of the Regional Organization for Conservation of the Environment of the Red …
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