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‘Save it to get it’ MoIWR’s campaign to encourage people to save water
Agricultural sector consumes 85% of Egypt’s water share
MoIWR ready for winter by water storages to benefit from torrents
Khafaga pointed out that torrents extend from Sinai to Red Sea governorate
Oraby rice increases Egypt’s production of crop, resists drought, saves water
Study reveals that rice with fewer stomata requires less water, better suited for climate change
GERD scientific committee concludes meeting in Khartoum
The scientific committee of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) concluded its two-day meeting in Khartoum on Tuesday, after reviewing the proposals of Egypt and Sudan on how the interests of both countries cannot be harmed. They also discussed deciding a date for the next nine-party meeting on the dam, which was scheduled to be …
Groundwater pumping increases arsenic in water
Arsenic is a natural contaminant in groundwater, found in trapped pore waters in aquifer clay beds
State still subsidises water, new tariff hikes do not include limited income citizens: HCWW chairperson
Mamdouh Raslan, chairperson of the Holding Company for Water & Wastewater (HCWW), told Daily News Egypt that the new water tariff will reduce debts, construct new projects, and implement renovation plans. Egyptian authorities decided to lift the prices of drinking water by up to 46.5%, the official gazette said on Saturday, to be implemented starting …
GERD technical committee resumes meetings in Addis Ababa
Meeting gathers ministers of foreign affairs, water, intelligence chiefs of Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia
EU works hand in hand with Egypt’s government in fulfilling its obligations to access safe drinking water
FAO to organise FAO-Egypt partnership day, technical sessions on drought insurance, says minister
Scientists reveal new method to remove heavy metals from water
About 1bn people do not have access to clean drinking water, WHO says
Modifying crop genetics to resist drought, conserve water
Agriculture monopolises 90% of global freshwater, availability of clean water resources shrinking
New study proposes redesigned dam water flow to benefit native fish
Researchers integrate data to identify water-release schedules for benefit of domestic and, agriculture needs examined the designer flow in the San Juan River
Nile water a matter of life or death to Egypt: Al-Sisi
President holds discussions with Rwandan counterpart during African four-day tour
Al-Sisi visits 4 African nations, water issue a priority
Egypt implements great navigational project with African countries: Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation
Government raises drinking water bills in August
The first consumption segment costs 45 piastres per cubic metre, while the fifth costs 215 piastres per cubic metre
Egypt food security in wake of climate change and water scarcity
Egypt has relied on the Nile, the world’s longest river, as the main source of fresh water, since the time of the Pharaohs. For thousands of years, annual floods dumped rich silt on the river’s banks, allowing the country to serve as a Mediterranean bread basket. However, with the completion of the Aswan High Dam …
Egypt reaches out to Uganda to discuss Nile Basin water issues
Shoukry heads to Uganda with message from Al-Sisi
Government considers modifying water consumption bills scheme
HCWW proposes changing 1st segment for consumption to 10 cubic metres, 2nd between 11 and 21 cubic metres, and 3rd from 21 to 30 cubic metres
A world without water
From noxious sludge to clean water
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development funds 42 water projects in Egypt
Raising awareness is indispensable to prove water’s worth, says water ethics director Hossam El-Imam
Drinking water returns to Giza following 2-day suspension
Residents expressed anger due the cut-off of water for the past two days
International Cooperation Minister signs 3 agreements with KFD worth EGP 2.5bn
$3bn total cooperation portfolio between the ministry and the fund directed to financing 42 development projects
Egyptian agriculture crisis worsens, mainly due to lack of water
Government’s reclamation projects facing doubts
6 offers under evaluation for water pumping, storage station in Ataka
The Egyptian Electricity Holding Co. has begun to evaluate the technical and financial offers to select the consultant
President Al-Sisi affirms support for dialogue with Nile Basin countries
In a phone call with Egypt’s water resources minister, Al-Sisi also highlighted the need to curb water consumption
Egypt faces water shortage crisis aside from GERD: Water Minister
Cabinet is currently preparing alternative plan to adjust to water shortage
Cabinet curbs water-consuming plants’ cultivation to avert water shortage
Agriculture Ministry says the plan has nothing to do with GERD construction
Egyptian Model UN’s suggestions to solve refugee and water crises are accepted
We wanted to show the world that Egypt is not the violent, war-ridden place the media makes it out to be, says member of MUN delegation
In Cartoon: The Israeli intervention in Africa
Shanghai Safbon Water Service looks to invest $1bn in Egypt
Safbon is planning to establish drinking water desalination and waste recycling plants in Kafr El-Sheikh, Fayoum, and Cairo