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

National Consultative Committee to discuss “the National plan of Action for Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing (NPOA-IUU)

National Consultative Committee to discuss “the National plan of Action …

May 22 ,2025 2m Read
Port Sudan – Sudan (21 – 22 May 2025) The consultative meeting for the development of the National Plan to …
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PERSGA and IMO Strengthen Regional Preparedness for Oil and HNS Spill Responses in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden

PERSGA and IMO Strengthen Regional Preparedness for Oil and HNS …

May 15 ,2025 3m Read
The Regional Organization for the Conservation of the Environment of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden (PERSGA), in cooperation …
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Community-based aquaculture of Giant Clam (Tridacna sp) and Sea Cucumber species in the Red Sea & Gulf of Aden

Community-based aquaculture of Giant Clam (Tridacna sp) and Sea Cucumber …

Apr 13 ,2025 2m Read
In collaboration with the Egyptian Ministry of Environment, EEAA, and an Egyptian NGO (HEPCA), PERSGA (the Regional Organization for the …
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PERSGA Highlights MARPOL Compliance and Port State Control Efforts in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden at IMO MEPC 83

PERSGA Highlights MARPOL Compliance and Port State Control Efforts in …

Apr 16 ,2025 2m Read
At the 83rd session of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), held from 7–11 April 2025 …
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