Egyptian Red Sea Initiative - ERSI

About this project

The Egyptian Red Sea Initiative (ERSI) works to reduce the drivers of coral reef degradation while developing new financing sources for reef-positive businesses and sustainable livelihoods. The program supports the protection of coral reef ecosystems in the Egyptian Red Sea by advancing research on coral resilience, identifying and safeguarding climate refugia, and promoting sustainable financing mechanisms for Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) that host critical reefs and provide essential ecologic

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 12Responsible Consumption and Production

Published by

United Nations Development Programme · Multilateral

Countries

Egypt

Sectors

Biodiversity

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributes

Places

Red Sea Governorate

Funded by

MPTF-Global Fund Coral Reefs

Implemented by

UNDP

Published by United Nations Development Programme to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 5 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-DAC-41114-OUTPUT-01003169.

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