Support and build a more Sustainable Blue Economy in Aqaba through Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) and effective management of the first marine reserve in the country.

To promote ecosystem-based management of the Gulf of Aqaba marine resources through integration of Marine Spatial Planning as a tool for informing decisions for transitioning towards more sustainable investments for a more resilient socio-ecological system with the capacity to generate multiple benefits for the local economy and the well-being needs of the people of Aqaba.

Financial mechanism
GEF
Date of approval
Status
Project approved
Countries
Implementing organisations
UNDP
Project ID
11424
GEF project type
Medium size
GEF project phase
GEF - 8
GEF Cofinancing
$20.400.000
GEF project grant
$1.776.484
Executing Agencies
Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA)UNDP