EEAA has a Board of Directors entrusted with the authority of decisions required for 

implementation of the Environment Law.  

As to the objective and tasks of EEAA, Law No. 4 of 1994 states the following: 

EEAA Objectives: 

The objectives of the Agency are to (a) lay down the public policy and prepare plans 

required for protection and development of environment (b) to monitor 

implementation of these policy and plans in coordination with the concerned 

administrative entities (c) the agency may implement environmental pilot projects (d) 

to enhance environmental relationships between Egypt and other countries as well as 

international and regional organizations (e) to make recommendations in relation to 

taking legal procedures required for joining the international and regional treaties 

related to environment (f) to prepare drafts of laws and decrees required for 

implementing these treaties.  

The EEAA Scope of Work (Selected): 

Preparing drafts of laws and decrees pertaining to implementing its objectives 

and expressing its opinion in relation to proposed legislation having to do with 

environment protection. 

Preparing studies on environment status and formulating national plan for 

environment protection as well as the projects to be incorporated in this plan, 

in addition to preparing a budget for each of these projects. EEAA also 

prepares environmental maps for urban areas and those planned for 

development in addition to setting criteria required to be followed when 

planning and developing new regions. Moreover, EEAA is to set targeted 

criteria for old regions. 

Setting criteria and conditions to be obligatory followed by owners of 

projects and firms prior to construction and during operation. 

Listing national firms and institutions as well as experts capable of 

contributing to preparation and implementation of environment protection 

programs. In addition to making use of these firms, institutions and experts 

in preparing and implementing projects and studies prepared by EEAA. 

Field monitoring of implementation of criteria and conditions which are 

obligatory followed by other agencies and firms and taking procedures 

prescribed by the Law in relation to violators of these criteria and conditions. 

Collecting national and international information pertaining to 

environmental setting and changes taking place in a periodic manner in 

cooperation with information centers of other entities. In addition to 

evaluating this information and making use of them in management and 

planning of environment. EEAA is also to disseminate this information. 

Laying down bases and procedures for Environmental Impact Assessment 

(EIA) of projects. 

Preparing emergency environmental plan in the manner that is prescribed by 

Article (25) of Law No. 4 of 1994 in addition to coordinating with concerned 

entities for the purpose of preparing programs to deal with environmental 

disasters. 

Preparing a plan for training on environment and supervising its delivery. 

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