Noticias sobre Egypt
Desalination provides drinking water for Egypt’s Nile Delta
Contracted $20 million, 40,000 m3/d plant will serve New Mansoura development Along the coast of Egypt’s Nile Delta, construction of the remarkable, visionary city of New Mansoura was decreed in 2017.
Innovative ideas and investments are a must to ensure enough water in Near East and North Africa
Scaling up innovation, policies and investments in the water sector in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region is fundamental "to prevent water scarcity from setting us back in our ambitious vision of eradicating all forms of malnutrition, sustaining peace and leaving no one behind", FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva said.
Fluence signs second large contract in Egypt
Fluence to receive US$20 million as technology provider to its Egyptian JV.
Dramatic rainfall changes for key crops expected even with reduced greenhouse gas emissions
By 2040, rainfall on wheat, soybean, rice and maize will have changed, even if Paris Agreement emissions targets are met.
USAID inaugurates wastewater pump station in Sohag, Egypt
In support of the Government of Egypt’s goal to meet the educational and sanitation needs of all Egyptians from all parts of the country, the Embassy is pleased to announce that two important projects in Sohag governorate became operational this week.
AMCOMET calls for greater investment in Africa to improve weather, climate and water services
The African Ministerial Conference on Meteorology (AMCOMET) has issued a call for greater investment by national governments and development partners, in weather, climate and water services in order to promote sustainable development, cope with climate change and protect life and property on the continent.
Egypt and U.S. unveil new groundwater system at Catacombs of Kom El-Shuqafa
This site has rich cultural significance and has the potential to attract tourists and generate revenue
IFAD and Egypt to promote resilience in desert environments with a US$81 million investment
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Egypt signed a financing agreement to reduce poverty and enhance food and nutrition security by sustainably improving incomes and resilient livelihoods for 450,000 rural people in the Matrouh Governorate.
ACWA Power signs strategic agreements with two Chinese entities
As part of the official visit to the People's Republic of China by His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Vice President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Defence, ACWA Power signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) with two renowned Chinese entities.
The biodiversity that is crucial for our food and agriculture is disappearing by the day
The first-ever report of its kind presents mounting and worrying evidence that the biodiversity that underpins our food systems is disappearing – putting the future of our food, livelihoods, health and environment under severe threat.
Desert locust outbreak in northeast Africa and Saudi Arabia triggered by heavy rains
Heavy rains and cyclones have triggered a recent surge in Desert Locust populations, causing an outbreak to develop in Sudan and Eritrea that is rapidly spreading along both sides of the Red Sea to Saudi Arabia and Egypt, FAO warned today.
Dubai plans to build the city’s first solar-powered desalination plant
Dubai, the largest city of the United Arab Emirates, where water shortages are a huge concern, will look for partners to construct the first solar-powered desalination plant in an attempt to branch out from burning fossil fuels to increment its water supply, reported Bloomberg.
UN briefs Permanent Missions on the World Water Day campaign
This World Water Day, 22nd March, is about tackling the water crisis by addressing the reasons why so many people are being left behind.
United Arab Emirates names Hatta Mountain Reserve as a Ramsar Site
The United Arab Emirates has designated Hatta Mountain Reserve as its ninth Wetland of International Importance.
FAO calls for policies & investments for sustainable water use in the Middle East and North Africa
It is imperative to scale up policies and investments in the Middle East and North Africa to make water use in agriculture more sustainable and efficient and to ensure that all the people in the region have access to healthy diets, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva said today.
Smart Water Technology, the future is here
A lot has happened since Archimedes invented the screw pump to move water uphill, since the Egyptians built their channels to draw water from the Nile, or since the Romans built their aqueducts to supply water to their cities, making a proper use of the resource, according to the needs at the time.
Maurizio de Stefano, INDRA: “We have to commit to a real technological change in water management”
All photographs by Pablo Cebrián.
Four desalination plants to be built in Egypt with Kuwait Fund financing
A loan agreement and a supplementary loan agreement between the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development have been signed in Sharm El-Sheikh, the…
El-Gabal El-Asfar wastewater treatment plant is inaugurated in Cairo
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi inaugurated the El-Gabal El-Asfar wastewater treatment plant (Phase II – Stage II) in Cairo, with a delegation from the African Development Bank, led by Yacine Fal, Deputy Director General for North Africa.
Xylem’s water monitoring program helps protect the Nile
A water-monitoring program on the Nile is collecting valuable data to help the government study and protect the river from pollution.