PVT SEC TOURISM INF & ENV

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The project will consist of: (a) implementation of measures to improve the policy environment in the tourism sector; (b) financial support for: (i) the development of infrastructure for two integrated area development sub-projects in the greenfield sites on the Red Sea Coast sponsored by two private companies; (ii) the provision of water supply, sewerage, solid waste collection and disposal facilities for existing tourist resorts on the Red Sea Coast by the private sector; (iii) the construction of additional berthing facilities for Nile cruises at two major and four minor sites by the private sector; and (iv) improvement of traffic and navigation facilities and access to tourist sites in the Nile valley by the public sector; (c) development of a coastal zone environmental management plan and initiating the implementation of the plan for the Red Sea Coast, under the auspices of the Global Environmental Facility; and (d) provision of technical assistance to the Tourism Development Authority (TDA) and training for TDA, the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency, and local governorate staff.