Water News
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Water & food security projects top economic & social development plan in Egypt FY2024/25 budget
The government intends to construct 471 drinking water stations and 248 sewage treatment stations and increase housing units to 337,000 residentials.
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France, EU sign €61.5 mln financing agreements to develop Egypt’s Yellow River Water Treatment Plant
France and the European Union (EU) have signed 61.5 mln euro financing agreements to support the development of the Yellow River Water Treatment Plant
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Egyptian, Japanese firms to co-produce atmospheric water generator
This extension builds upon the long-term agreement signed in May 2021 and is funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
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Dorsch and ECG sign contract for intelligent water management in NAC
Dorsch Gruppe and ECG will set up a joint venture to provide water management services to 6.5 million people in at least 21 residential areas.
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Egypt, Tunisia discuss cooperation in water sector
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the fifth Mediterranean Water Forum, which is held in Tunis from February 5 to 7.
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Why Egypt's water scarcity problem runs deeper than the Nile
Egypt, the region’s largest country, is rebranding itself as a leader in the Arab world’s fight against water stress.
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Egyptian agritech company unveils soilless solution to water shortage
An agritech company in Egypt has introduced a soilless solution to the water shortage that has affected farmers across the country.
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Egyptian billionaire Ahmed El-Sewedy’s firm on track to finish $2.9 billion Tanzanian dam
Elsewedy Electric's CEO Ahmed El-Sewedy announces impending power generation in mid-February 2024.
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Toshka lakes have been growing for the last 5 years
The Toshka Lakes appear due to periodic overflow of Lake Nasser (dark water body to the east/right of the Toshka Lakes)
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Irrigation Min. Discusses with EBERD Rehabilitation of Kitchener Drain, Water Resources Management
The project components include implementing protection and strengthening works for the bridges of the Kitchener Bank and its branches.
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Egypt's PM reviews proposal to extract minerals from seawater desalination projects
This comes in light of the expansion of seawater desalination projects during the current stage.
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Egypt says talks over Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam have failed
Egypt has long opposed the project because of worries about its future supplies of water from the Nile, on which it is heavily dependent.
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Egypt, EU sign water partnership declaration
The declaration also aims to ensure benefiting from the technological, scientific, and management capabilities of Egypt and the EU.
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Egypt is struggling with water scarcity and shrinking arable land. Is soilless farming the answer?
Amid water scarcity and shrinking arable land, some smallholders in Egypt are switching to soilless farming.
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SCZone, EBRD sign consultancy agreement for Ain Sokhna seawater desalination project
The agreement also includes conducting the necessary legal, technical and environmental studies to implement the project by specialized consultants.
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Elsewedy wins contract for new wastewater treatment plant in Alexandria
Cairo-based Elsewedy Electric Environmental Solutions will implement the Kafr Abu Zohr wastewater treatment plant project.
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Egypt's Bahr al-Baqar Water Treatment Plant: Twice the Size of the High Dam
Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly reveals infrastructure projects, including the Bahr al-Baqar Water Treatment Plant, which is twice the size of the High Dam, costing LE 68 billion.
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South Korea eyes boosting water industry ties with Egypt
The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) is holding a conference and business meetings in Cairo on November 1.
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Sixth Cairo Water Week opens with focus on sustainability, innovation
The sixth edition of Cairo Water Week kicked off on Sunday under the theme "Action on Adaptation in the Water Sector for Sustainability,".
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Egypt Approaching Water Scarcity Line, Irrigation Minister Warns
The per capita share of water in Egypt has declined, nearing water scarcity due to a large gap between resources and needs, warns Hani Sewilam, Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources.