Water Resources
The water resources minister said the approach would help maximize project returns, protect dams, reduce erosion and sedimentation, and enhance long-term sustainability.
Egypt is strengthening oversight of water projects to improve efficiency and align funding with national priorities.
FM Badr Abdelatty highlighted growing challenges facing Africa’s water sector, including climate change, rapid population growth, and water scarcity.
Egypt and UNDP reviewed joint projects on water security, coastal protection, and climate adaptation.
The lining is not exclusive to the rural villages included in the initiative.
He clarified on Sunday that the projects also aim to enhance the efficiency and development of the irrigation and drainage system, ensuring an increase in the productivity of water units.
Tenders would be invited soon for lining 1,664 others.
The ongoing portfolio of development cooperation for projects affiliated with the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation amounts to $668 million.
There is a long-standing cooperation between Egypt and the Netherlands in the field of water, dating back 46 years, since the establishment of the Egyptian-Dutch Consultative Council for Water Management in 1976.
Approved by the parliament in 2021, Egypt’s new water resources and irrigation law sets a number of prohibitions for the protection of water.
The Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources, and the Dutch ambassador signed Monday evening a cooperation program in 10 sectors of water resources.
Water scarcity, which is exacerbated by climate change, is one of the main causes of migration and population displacement in many parts, said the Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation.
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli convened Wednesday with Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Mohamed Abdel Aty to discuss preparations.
Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Mohamed Abdel Aty received Monday a number of Dutch consultants to confer over a potential cooperation program.
The official added that the water resources issue is influenced by the political stances of regional and international players.
That was in a message by Sudanese Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Yasser Abbas to his Ethiopian counterpart Wednesday.
The target for the first phase ending in 2022 and worth LE18 billion is lining 7,000 kilometers of canals.
LE 3.2 billion is the value of public investments directed to Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate in the 20/2021 plan, an increase of 23% over the 2019/2020 plan, Planning Minister says.
He added that the ministry and its branches will work around the clock to ensure the performance and efficiency of the stations, and to carry out the necessary maintenance.
Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Aati held talks on Wednesday with Ambassador of Singapore to Egypt Dominic Goh on means to foster mutual cooperation in the field of water resources.
