South Sinai Tourism Development Study

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St. Catherine's Water Pipeline

For the First Time in History, Nile Water Reaches St. Catherine’s

This project will provide clean and potable drinking water for many Bedouin communities in South Sinai.  The project delivers the Nile water to an altitude of 1470 above sl in a very dry zone of Sinai.  The project was dividedinto several phases.  The first concentrated on delivering 4000 m³ of water to the zone of St. Catherine’s and the villages of WadiFeiran through a water supply line with a length of 92 km.  The second phase focused on the construction of four booster-pumping stations along the water supply line.  The third phase provided the area of St Catherine’s with two reservoirs with a total capacity of 3000 m³ + the rehabilitation of an existing reservoir of 200m³  capacity.  The fourth phase included the provision to the local units in south Sinai with 6 water trucks with a capacity of 15 m³ each and 2 water trucks with trailers with a capacity of 25m³ each (2 of the water trucks of 15m³ were provided to the municipality of St Catherine).  The fifth and last phase provided small water reservoirs (of 1m³) for the Bedouin communities in south Sinai region, amongst which St Catherine.  The water supply line was constructed by the Petrojet Company costing some €10,820 million and was finalized in a period of 26 months ending in August2009.  The booster pumping stations, reservoirs, and electro- mechanic works are constructed by the Horse Company and costing some €5,344 million.  They are scheduled for completion by December 2010.

Solid Waste Management

Solid Waste Management

Despite the low-density population of South Sinai, the major cities and towns produce substantial amounts of solid waste.  Particularly, cities with high touristic activities such as Sharm elSheikh, Dahab, RasSudre and Nuweiba have suffered disorganized solid waste management in the past that has,in many cases, led to the accumulation of the solid waste in different zones of the cities.Apart from being a bad sight within the cities, it was a hub for bacteria, insects, and rodents.  The EU/SSRDP has funded eight landfills in the major cities as well as sorting equipment and other equipment amongst which trucks and automated trash containers for an effective system of waste collection.  The landfills are also designed to accommodate for the different needs of the Bedouins who recycle naturally many of the trash into useful material for their daily life.  For example, organic remains are usually used to feed to sheep, goats and camels, while many other materials such as wood, tin and aluminum are recycled for the construction of houses or animal sheds.  They also use their techniques for waste separation and selling to other recycling companies the glass, plastic and other materials for economic revenue.

EEAA Tracking Boats

Grant for the EEAA

The EU/SSRDPprovided monitoring, tracking & maintenance (MTM) equipment for helping the EEAA monitor and protect the South Sinai coasts from uncontrolled diving activities.  In addition, SSRDP provided them with a research boat equipped with laboratories for the immediate analysis of any damages that could harm the eco-system.  Another five patrol boats were provided for monitoring of the coasts through satellite tracking of private diving boats.  All this equipment has improved the capacity of the EEAA team to monitor the coasts in the South Sinai region.  A follow-up phase will include obliging all private diving boats, operating in the South Sinai Red Sea zone, to use GPS transmitters so that each boat can be located and monitored so as to safeguard the marine life of the area.  It is planned that by January 2011 all the license renewals of diving boats will include the GPS device that will send signals to the EEAA headquarters.  What remains is improving the awareness of all the stakeholders of the importance of protecting our marine natural heritage of South Sinai.

Water Trucks and Home Tanks

Potable Drinking Water for Rural Bedouin Communities    

Water trucks and domestic water tankshave been provided by the EU/SSRDP to provide potable water for the Bedouin Communities without a nearby source of drinking water.  Eight water trucks and 710 domestic water tanks in South Sinai have been distributed to provide water for the Bedouins in Sharm el-Sheikh, elTur, St. Catherine’s, Abu Rodeis, Abu Zeneima and RasSudre.  The water trucks are operated by the local units that provide the water to the communities on a regular basis.  This has benefited a large amount of Bedouins because, since the last 10 years, South Sinai has suffered severe droughts leading to the scarcity of the underground water that was used for drinking, watering small gardens, and providing water for sheep and goats.  In many areas such as in St. Catherine’s and elTur, this will be replaced in the future by potable water supply lines.