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Lake Bardawil and Sinai Desert Restoration Project
6.2. Regeneration of the Sinai Desert
Environment
Large scale regenerative landscape development
› Substantial increase in water sequestration
Social
› Stimulation of agricultural and natural biodiversity
› Large Scale employment
› Improve water security
› Reduction of poverty
› Improve food security Economic
› Peaceful environment for local communities
› Unprecedented carbon sequestration Starting point Sinai Regreening:
Meghara Mountain
Benefits
› Employment: 500.000 – 1.500.000 Jobs
› Economic development
› Soil Restoration: Regreening
› Food security: 1.000 – 15.000 km² agricultural land
› Carbon Sequestration: 300 – 1.200 Mio Ton CO2-eq
Meghara
› Freshwater production by hydrological cycle: 10-100 Bio m³ Old River Mountain
System
› Restored Biodiversity
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