Noticias sobre Egypt
Breaking barriers in filtration technology with Filtralite
On November 20, 2024, Filtralite and Smart Water Magazine hosted a webinar that brought the water treatment community together for an insightful exploration of innovative solutions to some of the sector’s most persistent challenges.
Exploring smart water solutions through global collaboration and innovation
On Tuesday, October 29th, Smart Water Magazine, in collaboration with HMS Networks, hosted a webinar: "Shaping the Future of Water – from Connectivity to Operational Efficiency."
Hydrology as a science to drive solutions to Africa’s water-related challenges
The first Africa Hydrology Conference emphasized the urgent need to use available science and technology to strengthen water resource management in the face of climate change.
Egypt advances strategic plan to establish desalination plants 11 coastal governorates
Egypt is moving forward with its ambitious plan to build desalination plants across 11 coastal governorates, aiming to ensure water security for its growing population and support urban development in key coastal regions.
OPEC Fund approves close to US$1.2 billion new development funding
The OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund) is significantly stepping up its development support with nearly US$1.2 billion in new funding since June.
Egypt pushes for private sector investment in expanding sludge treatment initiative
Egypt is seeking to expand its sludge treatment programme through public-private partnerships (PPP) as it continues to build wastewater treatment plants to meet the needs of its population of 111 million, reports Zawya.
Egypt to open bidding for first phase of desalination mega-project in late 2024
Egypt is preparing to invite bids for the initial phase of its large-scale water desalination initiative under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) framework in the fourth quarter of 2024, reports Zawya.
African Water Facility secures €12 million to invest in urban sanitation in Africa
Over the next ten years, the African Water Facility, through the Africa Urban Sanitation Investment Initiative, aims to mobilise $320 million to support 50 sanitation projects.
Non-revenue water losses in the Middle East: challenges and solutions
All the countries in the Middle East suffer from groundwater depletion, with very high extraction rates.
Strengthening water security: IWMI and League of Arab States forge strategic partnership
The agreement will facilitate further cooperation in the water security agenda of the Arab region.
Saudi water treatment project: 54 companies bid for PPP initiative
Saudi Arabia’s Zakat, Tax, and Customs Authority (ZATCA), in conjunction with the National Centre for Privatisation & PPP (NCP), announced on Sunday that 54 companies have expressed interest in the Water and Sewage Treatment Plants at Land Ports Public-Private Partnership (PPP) project, reports Zawya.
Waters along Bar Harbor, Acadia home to billions of microplastics
Along the shores of Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor and the Schoodic Peninsula are the vast, briny waters of Frenchman Bay.
Study reveals ancient Nile floods were highly variable during wetter climates
Global warming as well as recent droughts and floods threaten large populations along the Nile Valley.
Egypt, home to the world’s largest water treatment facility
New Delta Irrigation Water Treatment Plant achieves four Guinness World Records.
Scientists unearth stingrays’ heavy lifting role in estuaries
A new study has uncovered the significant role stingrays play in shaping estuaries, revealing threatened stingrays in Brisbane Water may move more than 21,000 tonnes of sand per year.
New study emphasizes tradeoffs between arresting groundwater depletion and food security
A study by authors from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), published today in Nature Sustainability, reaffirms the world’s growing dependence on depleting groundwater systems.
Egypt’s NARSS and NWRC forge partnership to tackle water challenges
Egypt’s National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS) and the National Water Research Center (NWRC) have formalized a joint cooperation protocol, reports Daily News Egypt.
Itochu and ACWA Power to explore green ammonia development in Egypt
Saudi-listed ACWA Power, the world’s largest private water desalination company, and a leader in energy transition and first mover into green hydrogen, signed an agreement to explore Japan’s Itochu co-developing and off-taking ammonia from a green hydrogen project in Egypt that would have an initial capacity of 600,000 tonnes-per-year of green ammonia.
Crucial shift in River Nile’s evolution during ancient Egypt discovered
Researchers have explored how the River Nile evolved over the past 11,500 years and how changes in its geography could have helped shape the fortunes of ancient Egyptian civilisation.
Energy trades could help resolve Nile conflict
Scientists have shed light on a new, transformative approach that could help resolve a dispute over the Nile River’s water resources.