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Irrigation Ministry prepares for 4th Cairo Water Week in October 2021
Conference’s theme will be “Water, Population, and Global Change: Challenges and Opportunities”
Egypt, South Sudan discuss boosting cooperation on water issues
President Al-Sisi always directs for supporting students in Egypt from brotherly countries, says Madbouly
Madbouly highlights Egypt’s water security concerns at third CWW
Egypt’s Prime Minister stresses need to reach binding legal agreement on GERD filling, operation
EU-UfM convenes in Cairo to tackle water issues in Mediterranean region
EU-UfM will hold second Egypt Water Governance and Business Forum on 19 October, on sidelines of third Cairo Water Week
Water is matter of national security for Egypt: Al-Sisi
Egyptian president congratulates his Kenyan counterpart Kenyatta for latter’s election to non-permanent seat on UN Security Council for 2021-2022
Egypt’s Irrigation Ministry starts preparations for 3rd Cairo Water Week
Attendees at five-day conference will take part in numerous sessions on variety of sub-themes related to water security
Egypt turns to science to mitigate water crisis
Alamein’s 150k cbm/day desalination plant has been inaugurated as first phase to offset water scarcity
Egypt spends EGP 174bn on water, wastewater infrastructure since 2014
Government completes 1,131 projects improving drinking water, sanitation facilities in urban and rural areas nationwide in 6 years, says Assem El Gazzar
Egypt uses AI to improve water-efficient irrigation
The protocol was signed via video conference by Amr Talaat, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, and ElSayed ElKosayer, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation.
Ethiopia cannot complete GERD filling without consensus: Egypt official
Whilst Aswan High Dam water levels are safe, data indicates increase in rainfall upstream along River Nile
Egypt’s government address rationalisation of water consumption
Irrigation Minister reviewed plans within country’s National Water Strategy 2037
Joint-research team investigates evolution of fish from water to land
Avoiding nasty underwater predators motivated some marine animals to spend more time on land, says research
Coca Cola supports Egypt’s healthcare professionals with over 1 million bottles of water
The move comes as part of the company’s support for Egypt’s healthcare professionals during this challenging time, as they battle the ongoing pandemic.
Covid-19 boosts Middle East cooperation on water, sanitation
Poor regional water treatment facilities means populations face continued potential threat from virus
#EverydayNile pictures people’s relation with water in Nile Basin
‘I believe that a big part of solution for Nile issues is boosting humanitarian communication among people of Nile Basin countries,’ says Roger Anis
Large reservoirs of ancient mineral-bound water found on Mars
Crust contains about 35% of red planet’s total water
Egypt’s water strategy based on 4 directives
Torrents were a top priority for the ministry since 2016
Schneider Electric offers Egypt water loss management solutions up to 30%: Caspar Herzberg
Company aims to increase its exports by about 40% in 2020
Techno Media Solutions presents its smart meter to water companies in Cairo and Giza
Owaida stated that the officials of the water companies made sure of their ability to follow the revenue system and the problems of subscribers from their offices, moment by moment, using the smart meter invented by the company.
Egypt denies reaching agreement over GERD in Cairo meeting
Negotiations to be resumed in Sudan
Can desalination limit GERD’s impacts on Egypt’s water security?
Desalination plants in Egypt will provide clean water for drinking use, not agriculture, says former water resources minister
Egypt, EBRD in constant dialogue to further support water, sanitation sector
Sector seizes 20% of the bank’s investments in Egypt with €310m, says Heckman
Water scarcity becomes a threat to many parts of the world: Shoukry
Egypt’s Foreign Minister emphasises respecting International Laws when dealing with transboundary watercourses
History of Water in the Middle East on Stage in London
In fact, the Middle East is considered the most water scarce region in the world. The Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region has only 1,100 m3 of renewable water per capita per year. For comparison, Western Europe has 5,400 m3 and North America 20,300 m31.
European financial institutions provide €3bn leveraging concessional funds in Egypt’s water sector
EU co-funded water programmes extend over 12 governorates providing nearly 25,000 permanent jobs, says Popowski
Cairo Water Week: The EIB supports water projects in Egypt with four projects since 2018
EIB grants Alexandria West Wastewater Treatment Plant with €20m, expected to be signed by year-end, says EIB’s Mashreq Unit head
Addis Ababa does not respect Egyptian water concerns: PM at CWW
Egypt is the world’s aridest country, suffers from 90% gap water resources, says Irrigation Minister
Pumping water to Sheikh Gaber canal is part of Sinai development plan: Ministry of Irrigation
Ministry’s statements come following media reports about pumping water from the Nile to Sinai
Years of fear: Egypt’s choices after GERD
Science holds answers for Egypt’s water poverty
Al-Sisi affirms Egypt’s committent to preserving the country’s water
Ethiopia vows to make ongoing dialogue successful