ANALYSIS OF COST AND BENEFIT FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF THE DESERTS PROJECTS IN EGYPT - A COMPARATIVE STUDY WITH SAUDI ARABIA

The current study was conducted to shed light on the problem of desert reconstruction projects in Egypt in order to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the strategies of desertification control projects in Egypt and the possibility of identifying the economic and environmental benefits of the deserts projects in Egypt using the cost and return of these programs. Saudi Arabia. The descriptive, quantitative and analytical methods were used. The research was based on the field method. The random sample was selected with a total of 100 units. (50) units in Al-Wahat Al-Bahariya area in Al-Giza governorate, and the second number (50) units in Al-Farafra area in the New Valley Governorate. The field questionnaire was used as a tool to collect the study data in the personal interview with the respondents of the farmers who distributed sand lands and rocky lands، Where the research reached an important result is that one of the most important reasons for the non-reconstruction of the deserts in Egypt, there is a relationship between the lack of data for reconstruction projects deserts and the weakness and non-increas of agricultural production in Egypt, The research recommended the need to resist and combat desertification through the reconstruction of the deserts and by increasing the green area, protecting the environment and achieving a balance in the ecological environment for development. The study recommended the need to achieve the goal of neutralizing land degradation and to be a top priority to meet our requirements and develop sustainability. And recommended the importance of comprehensive cooperation to restore and rehabilitate degraded lands and contribute to the achievement of the goals of sustainable development. The aim of this strategy is to strengthen cooperation between Arab and African countries in order to build an infrastructure based on "green economy and reduce carbon emissions" in cooperation with the neighboring countries related to the recommendation of the research proposal for the current study. The need for "sustainable Arab-African cooperation" called SAAC - "Sustainable Arab-African Cooperation".