Latest in Tag: water Highlight
Latest in Tag: 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

Drinking water crisis in Beheira governorate
A drinking water crisis has plagued the governorate of Beheira in recent months, specifically the city of Kafr al-Dawar, according to member of parliament from Beheira Mohamed Saad Temraz. Speaking to Daily News Egypt, Temraz said that the water crisis has left multiple villages without access to clean drinking water for over three months. “People …

A world with less water
Water scarcity has long been a problem. But climate change, a growing global population and economic growth are putting the natural resource under even more stress.

Minister of Water Resources arrives in Sudan on first official visit
Abdel Aty’s visit will not discuss the issue of the Ethiopian Dam, says ministry spokesperson

In recognition of World Water Day, Nestle supports water conservation awareness projects with children in Egypt
This year, Nestlé Waters Egypt is working with over 30 schools in the Banha area to educate almost 12,000 children on the importance of water conservation

Egypt meets with Sudan, Ethiopia on sidelines of COMESA Summit
Meeting reviews technical progress on GERD

Report on GERD technical studies to be presented on Wednesday
Moghazy said meetings might extend for two additional days to further review the study findings

Plan to develop 6th of October Gardens with EGP 1bn
Annual budget of EGP 2.5bn for 6th of October City Council

Inauguration of 83 water plant projects before 30 May: Cabinet
Ministerial Services Group discussed the problem of water outages in different areas in some governorates, says cabinet spokesperson

Armed forces absorbs Alexandria flood, drainage system still run down
Al-Sisi met with cabinet, requested urgent plan to maintain public service facilities

Going local to solve Mexico City’s water crisis
Mexico City’s creaking water infrastructure is a public health hazard and environmental disaster. Flooding and water shortages are commonplace. But grassroots movements are harnessing rainwater to ease the crisis. Rain pours from leaden skies and water sluices out of sewers, deluging streets and cascading down steps into the subway. In some neighborhoods, homes and businesses …

Health ministry tests water in Assiut following fever outbreak
Doctor says Assiut hospital is not equipped for the high number of fever patients

10 water stations closed, investigations ongoing in Assiut after oil leak
15 metres of Mazzot oil had leaked into the Nile

Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia review consultants’ work on GERD
Next GERD meeting will be held in Cairo

Ministry of Health denies meningitis outbreak in Luxor following deaths
A total of 110 deaths across Egypt are not related to viral infections

Dozens of families evacuated in Aswan after sewage floods
Electricity outages interrupt work to clear waste-water

Egypt reiterates importance of studying GERD plan
Water ministers of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan meet in Khartoum
Egypt, Sudan to launch new collaborative agricultural projects
Ministry of Agriculture assembly approves activating role of Egyptian-Sudanese Agricultural Integration Company

Egypt to receive detailed technical studies on GERD construction consequences
Studies by international consultant reveal GERD’s social, economic and environmental threats on Egypt and Sudan

Nile phosphate spill major threat: NSF official
Official from US research foundation outlines dangers, solutions to water threats