About The Speaker
Mr. Philip Jago
Philip Jago currently leads the Technical Assistance component for the Egyptian Pollution Abatement Programme (EPAP III), anchored in the Egyptian Ministry of Environment. He was previously Team Leader of other major donor environmental initiatives with the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) including EPAP II, Danida and DFID SEAM programmes. He has significant experience in pollution abatement and cleaner production for industry, having been involved in the development, procurement, implementation and monitoring of over 300 projects in Egypt. He has worked with Egyptian banks on pollution abatement lines of credit, environment and social policy and procedures. He has also been involved in the development of Governorate environmental action plans and capacity building activities. In 2004 he was awarded an MBE in the UK Queen’s Honour’s list for contributions to environmental development in Egypt.