Egypt’s Minister of Local Development, General Mahmoud Shaarawy, declared on 20 May that Egypt had reached water poverty based on the universal standards set by the United Nations (UN).
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Egypt’s desalination plants capacity spikes to 917 km3/day from 80 km3/day in 2014: Ministry
Capacity of seawater desalination plants in coastal cities has increased currently to 917,000 cubic meters per day from only 80,000 cubic meters per day in 2014, Deputy Minister of Housing for Infrastructure Affairs Sayed Ismail said.
Read More »IPCC, experts say climate research funding for Egypt, Africa insufficient to adapt to threats of climate change
While conducting research on how heat shocks affect wheat growing in Egypt, climate adaptation expert Saber Osman had to use his own money to fund his work.
Read More »Egypt has ‘nine months before wheat reserve dries up’ as Ukraine supply set for disruptions
Egypt has almost nine months before its wheat reserve dries up as the country fears disruption of wheat supply from Russia, following Moscow’s war on Ukraine this week, a government spokesman said Friday.
Read More »Egypt officially enters state of water poverty
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has recently revealed that his country has reached the stage of water poverty with less than 500 cubic meters of water per capita a year.
Read More »Egypt looks to groundwater collection as talks deadlock on Ethiopia dam
Egypt’s Irrigation Ministry strives to collect the maximum amount of groundwater by installing “auto-control” devices in more than 15 underground wells.
Read More »Egypt revives Western Desert agricultural project
Egypt is reawakening a decades-old agricultural project in its Western Desert as it endeavors to feed its growing population and bridge a wide gap between food production and consumption in it.
Read More »Egypt taking more steps to rationalising water usage
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly stressed the need to urge citizens to rationalising water consumption.
Read More »Cairo feels 5.9-magnitude earthquake that hits Greece Wednesday
A 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit the coast of Greece, Wednesday, that Cairo residents felt in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Read More »To help preserve water, President Sisi calls for less ornamental plants
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ordered against planting ornamental plants again in favor of using water resources for more crops.
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