water scarcity
Extreme climate events prompted State to adopt long-term water management strategy : Irrigation min
Egypt
February 28, 2023
Extreme climate events prompted State to adopt long-term water management strategy : Irrigation min
The water sector in Egypt is facing a horde of challenges, such as the adverse impacts of climate at the…
Climate change could displace millions from Middle East region: report
Environment
October 31, 2022
Climate change could displace millions from Middle East region: report
Several officials have warned that climate change may lead to the displacement of millions of people in the Middle East,…
Egypt’s water deficit 21 billion cubic meters per year, food gap more than US$10 bln: minister
Business
October 18, 2022
Egypt’s water deficit 21 billion cubic meters per year, food gap more than US$10 bln: minister
Egypt suffers from water scarcity and is close to a state of absolute scarcity, with a water deficit of about…
How sunlight could turn seawater into freshwater for coastal communities
climate change
September 23, 2022
How sunlight could turn seawater into freshwater for coastal communities
A summer of extreme heat and drought around the world has been a reminder that water scarcity is a pressing…
Egypt participates in 9th World Water Forum
Egypt
March 23, 2022
Egypt participates in 9th World Water Forum
Egypt’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Mohamed Abdel Aaty, participated in the African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) held…
Egypt affirms its keenness to reach a legally binding agreement on GERD operation: PM
Egypt
January 25, 2022
Egypt affirms its keenness to reach a legally binding agreement on GERD operation: PM
Egypt affirms its keenness to reach a legally binding agreement on filling and operating the Renaissance Dam that achieves common…
As its rivers shrink, Iraq thirsts for regional cooperation
Middle East
September 8, 2021
As its rivers shrink, Iraq thirsts for regional cooperation
HALABJA, Iraq, Sept 6 (Reuters) – “Where we are standing right now, there should be a river,” says Nabil Musa,…
Egypt is one of the driest countries on the planet, says water minister
Egypt
August 1, 2021
Egypt is one of the driest countries on the planet, says water minister
Egypt’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Mohamed Abdel-Ati stressed Sunday that Egypt is one of the driest countries in…
Egypt urges UN to back call for binding deal on Ethiopia dam
Egypt
July 9, 2021
Egypt urges UN to back call for binding deal on Ethiopia dam
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Egypt’s foreign minister said Wednesday he will urge the UN Security Council to require Egypt, Sudan…
US warns against Ethiopia’s 2nd filling of GERD reservoir as unilateral measure
Egypt
July 7, 2021
US warns against Ethiopia’s 2nd filling of GERD reservoir as unilateral measure
The US has warned that Ethiopia’s start of the second filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) reservoir is…