Entec Director Phil Jago has been honoured with an MBE for services to environmental development in Egypt.

Phil has been in Egypt since 1995 and the award is largely the result of his commitment to the successful implementation of the Support for Environmental Assessment and Management (SEAM) programme, a multi-disciplinary environmental project funded by the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID). Implemented through the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) and Entec, the project covers five Governorates and consists of four main activities - preparation of Environmental Action Plans, solid waste management, cleaner production for SMEs and community environmental projects.

Phil’s dedication has played a big role in the SEAM project becoming one of the most successful programmes in the EEAA and one that has attracted high level political support due its provision for:

• capacity building for Egyptians;
• illustrating, through over 140 demonstration and community projects, tangible (and commercial) benefits of improved environmental management;
• improving environmental planning and services for low-income communities; and
• increasing SME’s competitiveness.

As a result, the SEAM project not only ensured Entec picked up the British Consultancy of the Year Award in 1999 but also the European Union Environment Award in 2000 in the category 'International Partnerships for Sustainable Development'.

In addition to his SEAM activities, Phil also chairs the EU Environment Group, which seeks to improve coordination and quality of EU Member States and EC programmes and to draw on the lessons of these projects to contribute to Egyptian national policy.

Phil can be contacted by e-mail at pajago@seamegypt.org

Further information about SEAM can be found at www.seamegypt.com

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