Egypt State Information Service - Egypt and Water Issue
 
     
 
Egypt and Water Issue
Water is a priority issue in today's world. Civilized nations have given great attention to developing and conserving water resources. Egypt leads not only in Africa but throughout the world in the area of water management
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Water policies
Egypt’s first water strategy was developed in 1998. Projects under implementation until 2017 are estimated to cost EGP145 billion.
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Water resources
Egypt’s Nile water quota is put at 5.5 billion meters3, which represents 79.3 per cent of the country’s water resources and covers around 95 per cent of its current needs
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Nile cooperation protocols Egypt caters to future water needs
Egypt and the Nile-Basin Initiative (NBI)