CAIRO - 17 August 2023: The negative impact of climatic changes and the rise in sea level represent a major challenge for a large number of countries in the world, especially on the coastal areas of the delta, which are characterized by low levels, and thus exposes these areas to drowning in sea water.
The Nile River Delta is one of the most threatened areas in the world and the most sensitive to climate changes, which makes preserving the coastal areas from the effects of current and future climate changes a necessary issue in order to preserve the safety of citizens and the existing investments in the industrial, agricultural and tourist areas.
Egypt is witnessing weather fluctuations that necessitate intensifying efforts in the field of adapting to climate changes, and taking the necessary measures to mitigate climate changes.
A report by the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation indicated that protection work has been carried out for beaches with lengths of up to 210 km, and work is underway to protect other lengths of up to 50 km with the aim of securing individuals and facilities in coastal areas, and work to stop the erosion of the beach line in areas. It also contributes to increasing tourism income in the areas.
The protection work also contributes to the development of fisheries in the northern lakes by working to develop and develop the gates of these lakes, to ensure the quality of the lakes’ water by improving the movement of sea water entering the lakes.
Among the most prominent projects is establishing early warning stations at different depths within the Mediterranean Sea to obtain data related to storms, waves and sudden natural phenomena, to confront the rise in sea level and severe weather phenomena that affect low-critical coastal areas and seawater incursion during core times, with a total length of about 69 km in 5 coastal governorates, namely “Port Said - Damietta - Dakahlia - Kafr El-Sheikh - Beheira."
It is expected that the protection work will be completed before the end of 2023. The project also includes to work on an integrated management plan for coastal areas along the northern coasts of Egypt on the Mediterranean Sea, to preserve investments and natural resources in coastal areas, and it is expected to complete the implementation of the integrated management plan for coastal areas before the end of 2025.
Another project aims to protect the beaches of the Mediterranean city of Alexandria by strengthening and developing the corniche towards Mansheya and the Raml station, to protect the archaeological corniche wall and the corniche road through the construction of a sea wall with a length of 835 meters by using concrete blocks weighing 5 tons and stones.
The process of protecting Qaitbay Citadel in Alexandria from high waves and continuous erosion is also being implemented in the main rock on which the castle is built, in addition to developing the area surrounding the castle to attract and activate tourism investments through the construction of a 520-meter wave wall, and the construction of a 100-meter marine marina and a 120-meter concrete walkway.
In the city of Marsa Matrouh, the project to protect and develop the bay of Marsa Matrouh city was completed through the work of tongues to protect the southern region of the bay and the Marsa Matrouh Corniche from the accelerating erosion in front of it, and to maintain the appropriate depths for navigation in the nearby navigational corridor parallel to the shore line, and to prevent sediment siltation, tourism development, and job creation for the people Marsa Matruh and increasing the economic revenues of the governorate.
The implementation of the project to enhance adaptation to the effects of climate change on the northern coasts in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate, with a length of 27 km, has been initiated as a first priority, to protect the international road, the Burullus power station, the fish farming project in the Ghalioun pond in addition to the adjacent agricultural lands.
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