Second Matrouh Resource Management Project

The overall development objectives of the proposed MRMP II is the conservation, rehabilitation and sustainable utilization of natural resources in the dryland areas of the NWCZ of Egypt through the implementation of an ecologically , socially and economically sustainable operation of biodiversity for the benefit of the local population. The project will integrate watershed management with community-based and demand driven approaches to socioeconomic development. It will be achieved by: (a)assisting communities, including women and the poor, to organize themselves and participate in community-based planning and implementation of development activities; (b)assisting communities to conserve, rehabilitate and sustainably manage the natural resource base through developing appropriate community-based institutional processes and mechanisms; (c)improving small holder sustainable agriculture, horticulture and livestock production; (d)promoting demand-driven non-farm income generating activities, mainly targeting women; and (e)providing improved access to technical, financial and commercial services and market linkages.