Egypt : Gulf of Aqaba Environmental Action Plan

The intensive development of tourism in the Gulf of Aqaba presents both an opportunity and a dilemma for Egypt. Intensive tourism, if left unmanaged, can inflict irreversible damage on coral reef and desert ecosystems and curtail the area's ec...

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Main Authors:	World Bank, European Union
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	AIR POLLUTION BEACHES CLEAN WATER COASTAL AREA COASTAL AREAS COASTAL CITIES COASTAL REGION COASTAL ZONE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT CONSERVATION CONSERVATION OF NATURAL CONSTRUCTION CORAL REEF CORAL REEFS DESALINATION DESERT AREAS DRINKING WATER ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION PLAN ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS FISHERIES FISHING FLOOD PROTECTION GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES HOTEL ASSOCIATION HOTELS INCOME INTERNATIONAL TOURISM INTERNATIONAL TOURISTS LAND DEVELOPMENT LAND USE LAND USE PLANNING LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION MARINE ECOSYSTEMS MARINE ENVIRONMENT MARINE POLLUTION MARINE RESOURCES MARINE WATERS MARITIME ACTIVITIES MAYORS MONITORING PROGRAM MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONAL PARK NATIONAL TOURISM NATURAL ENVIRONMENT NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCES NOISE POLLUTION NUMBERS OF TOURISTS OIL OIL SPILL RESPONSE PARKS POLICE POLLUTION POLLUTION CONTROL POPULATION GROWTH PRECIPITATION PROTECTED AREAS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACTS QUALITY TOURISM REEF ECOSYSTEM REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REMEDIAL ACTIONS RESORTS RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RIPARIAN STATES SANITATION FACILITIES SEA COAST SEWERAGE SHIPS SOLID WASTE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT STAKEHOLDERS SUSTAINABILITY SUSTAINABILITY OF TOURISM SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE TOURISM SUSTAINABLE TOURISM STRATEGY TECHNICAL ADVICE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TOURISM ACTIVITIES TOURISM DEVELOPMENT TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TOURISM FACILITIES TOURISM INDUSTRY TOURISM MARKET TOURISM PERSONNEL TOURISM REVENUE TOURISM SECTOR TOURIST TOURIST ACTIVITIES TOURIST DEVELOPMENT TOURIST INDUSTRY TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE URBAN AREAS URBAN SERVICES URBANIZED AREAS UTILITIES VESSELS WASTE MANAGEMENT WASTEWATER WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT WASTEWATER TREATMENT WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES WATER POLLUTION WATER QUALITY WATER RESOURCES WATER SUPPLY TOURISM CORAL REEF CONSERVATION CORAL REEF ECOLOGY DESERT COSERVATION MARINE CONSERVATION FISHERIES ECOSYSTEMS INSTITUTION BUILDING LAW ENFORCEMENT EARTHQUAKES FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION PUBLIC AWARENESS ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY WATER MANAGEMENT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/11/729318/egypt-gulf-aqaba-environmental-action-plan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15000