Enhancing Climate Change Adaptation in North Coast and Nile Delta in Egypt

This project seeks to support adaptation efforts of Egypt in the Nile Delta which is identified by the IPCC in its Fourth Assessment Report as one of the world’s three “extreme” vulnerable hotspots to Sea Level Rise. The objective of the project is to reduce coastal flooding risks in Egypt’s North Coast due to the combination of projected sea level rise and more frequent and intense extreme storm events.

The project focuses on constructing 69 km of sand dune dikes with local materials as a core to form a natural sand dune system nature based materials to protect from sea level rise along five vulnerable hotspots within the Nile Delta  Coastal Zone.