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Lake Bardawil and Sinai Desert Restoration Project

2. BSI PARTNERS AND SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL SUPPORTERS 3. STATUS QUO

BSI can rely on a strong network of technical and scientifical partners off which the most important ones are 3.1 Location and climate
presented below.
The Sinai Peninsula is situated in Egypt, with the Mediterranean Sea and Lake Bardawil to the north. The
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2.1. The Bardawil & Sinai Initiative coalition partners Sinai has an area of approximately 61,000 km and is characterised by dune fields and sand sheets in the
north and mountainous landscape towards the south, reaching an elevation of 2,642 m above sea level at
the tip of Mount Catherine. The has an Mediterranean climate in the north (precipitation of 120 mm/yr)
and desert climate towards the south (precipitation of 32 mm/yr). Maximum summer temperatures in the
north and south vary between 28°C to 37°C and 31°C to 42°C, respectively. Winter day-time temperatures
are usually between 10°C to 20°C, occasionally dropping below 0°C during night-time.

Mediterranean Sea

Europe

Project Initiators Implementation Strategist Funding Strategist
Mediterranean Sea
2.2. Technical Supporters
Sinai
Peninsula
Nile

2.3. Scientific Supporters
Arabian
Peninsula Red Sea
Red
Africa Sea Mediterranean Sea

Lake Bardawil

Sinai Peninsula

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