1. Tareq Emtairah Session 5 DISM Workshop 3-4 September 2012, Tunis Lessons from research institutes- development process and creation of competences

2. Legal status RCREEE BP V.3 2 RCREEE is set-up as an independent not-for-profit organization with an international legal status. It is fully owned by its Member States and hosted by Egypt.

3. Milestones RCREEE BP V.3 3 2004...2008200920102011 June 2008 The Cairo Declaration for the founding of RCREEE Feb. 2009 Organizational Charta Adopted by the Founding Member States Aug 2010 Host Country Agreement With Egypt signed giving the Center an International Organization Status Jan 2011 Host country agreement approved by the Egyption Parliment giving RCREEE an int- org status in Cairo IDEA STAGE

4. Governance Structure RCREEE BP V.3 4 Board of Trustees representatives of the members states (13 from Governmental Bodies) Executive Committee five members: (3) governmental representatives and (2) representatives from the private sector The Secretariat Executive Director Adminstrative & Public Relations Staff (4) Techncial Experts, Researchers and Interns (10) National Focal Points Support and facilitate the implementation of the work plan at the national level

5. Internal Structure RCREEE BP V.3 5 PPM 1 Facts and Figures 6 Research and Development PPM 2 Policy 7 Public Private Partnerships PPM 5 Finance PPM 4 Institutions PPM 3 People P 5.2 P 5.1 P 2.1 P 1.1 P 4.2 P 4.2 P 2.2 P 1.2 P 3.2 P 4.1 P 3.1 PPM: Project Portfolio Manager

6. Intervention Model 6 The energy systems in the Arab region are characterized by a significant share of renewable resources and a highly efficient use of energy. People Human capacity through regional learning and innovation Institutions effectiveness through regional cooperation Finance Accessibility to Int. Funds through inter- regional exchange Stronger national policies, laws and by-laws Improved awareness of stakeholders Increased public and private investments Improved institutional capacities and technical standards Policy enhancement through regional dialogue and coordination Research and Development Private investments Facts and Figures reliability through regionally consistent methodologies Current intervention areas Future intervention area