ABT contributes to policy objectives of the Government of Egypt and the Government of the Netherlands as laid down in the NWRP, the sustainable development goals [SDGs] progress reports, and the Netherlands Multi-annual Country Strategy 2019 – 2022 for Egypt. ABT contributes to all four NWRP objectives as well as the water and climate-related SDGs.

By 2030, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production, that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding and other disasters, and that progressively improve land and soil quality.

By 2030, implement integrated water resources management at all levels, including through transboundary cooperation as appropriate.

Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related disasters, integrate climate change measures into policies and planning, and build knowledge and capacity to meet the challenge of climate change.

Enhance international support for implementing effective and targeted capacity-building in developing countries to support national plans to implement all the sustainable development goals, including through North-South, South-South and triangular cooperation.