Noticias sobre Egypt
Fluence secures desalination project upgrade in Egypt
Fluence Corporation has secured a US$3.2 million contract, through its joint venture, the International Company for Water Services (IWS), with a semigovernment utility company to rehabilitate and upgrade a 12,000 m3/day seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
‘Be prepared’: With water scarcer, Egypt pushes farmers to use much less
By Menna A. Farouk. With Nile water insufficient and now in question, the government is mandating a switch to water-saving drip and sprinkler irrigation.
Filling Africa’s largest dam risks political tension if engineering realities are ignored
A hydro dam currently under construction in Ethiopa is set to be the largest hydropower plant in Africa, but could be heading towards controversy for international agreements on water sharing.
Digitalisation will allow us to reinvent sustainability in the water and wastewater sector
The companies in the water and wastewater sector play a key role in building a sustainable future; but to do so, they must renovate themselves, claim that responsibility within the community and make it visible with the help of new technologies.
Over one billion people at threat of being displaced by 2050 due to environmental change
The international think-tank the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP) published a new report.
Record floods threaten pyramid sites in Sudan
The floods, that have left at least 102 people dead, threaten two of the country's most important archaeological areas.
Increased water risk will gain importance for sovereign ratings
The increase in water risks, including water scarcity and extreme weather events like floods and droughts, is becoming a more and more important aspect when it comes to deciding a country’s sovereign rating, reports Bloomberg.
Egypt to build 19 new desalination facilities by 2022
Egypt has announced its intention to improve its water supply production by constructing an additional 19 new desalination plants by 2022.
Floods on record-high Lake Victoria expose need for water cooperation
By Justus Wanzala. Unusually high rainfall has caused 'backflow' into Africa's largest lake, displacing communities and spurring calls for more regional effort to manage water.
Major role for wastewater epidemiology in tackling Covid-19
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has a significant part to play in identifying ‘silent’ Covid-19 cases in the community, research presented at the latest Water Action Platform webinar demonstrates.
Egypt to build 47 desalination plants in the following 5 years
Egyptian authorities announced that the country will implement a five-year plan worth 45.18 billion Egyptian pounds (approximately US$2.8 billion) to construct 47 desalination plants, reports Afrik21.
SUEZ closes €98 million contract to facilitate access to drinking water in Luanda, Angola
As part of a consortium, EPAL, a public water management company in Luanda, has signed a contract with SUEZ Group and its partners, Mota Engil and Soares da Costa.
Stantec to lead major €456 million wastewater development program in Egypt
Project will improve access to sanitation services for 940,000 people in the rural areas of Fayoum.
Atmospheric water generator technology provides drinking water in Gaza
Access to safe drinking water is quite limited in Gaza.
Energy Recovery wins $8.3M of Egyptian water projects
Energy Recovery announced awards of USD $8.3M to supply its PX® Pressure Exchanger® devices and related equipment and services to multiple desalination projects in Egypt.
By 2030, the number of people affected by floods will double
As the world grapples with the health and economic impacts of COVID-19, a potential threat multiplier is flooding.
Egypt inaugurates the world’s largest agricultural drainage treatment, recycling and reuse plant
The President of Egypt Abdel Fattah El Sisi officially inaugurated Al Mahsamma agricultural drainage treatment, recycling and reuse plant in Ismailia Governorate.
Deadline extended for $1m assessment fund for sustainable hydropower projects
New deadline for applications is 1 June 2020.
Oman designates Al Ansab Wetland
Oman has named its second Wetland of International Importance: Al Ansab Wetland (“Ramsar Site” no.
Public-private collaboration and technological efficiency, keys to facing water scarcity in Egypt
Aqualia, through Orasqualia, the joint venture that forms with the Egyptian engineering and construction giant Orascom, has participated in the 4th edition of the International Water Desalination Conference, celebrated on February 24-27 in Cairo.