Environmental Sustainability Standards Guide - “Strategic Framework For Green Recovery”. Country/Territory Egypt Document type Miscellaneous Date 2021 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Energy, Environment gen., Food & nutrition, Water Keyword Protection of environment Sustainable development Climate change Energy conservation/energy production Sustainable use Education Public health Research Standards Food security Freshwater resources management Geographical area Africa, Mediterranean, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Northern Africa, Red Sea & Gulf of Aden Abstract This Guide has been developed to identify indicative general standards that aim (i) to integrate sustainable and fair development standards into development plans to maximize returns on public investments and development revenues; (ii) to improve the quality of life for citizens; (iii) to ensure the achievement of doubling the ratio of green public investments from 15% to 30% by 2022. This will be achieved by (i) adopting the green economy methodology to achieve sustainable development within the framework of Egypt’s Vision 2030; (ii) raising awareness of sectors and interventions that have a direct positive impact on the environment; (iii) guiding government and private sectors towards investing in these sectors. Full text English/Arabic Website andp.unescwa.org; https