Science
Speaking of Water Part III: Water as a human right
May 16, 2010
Speaking of Water Part III: Water as a human right
As concerns about access to water have grown, so have new understandings of how to legally address the issue. Some…
Sudan and Egypt to cooperate on water treatment
May 15, 2010
Sudan and Egypt to cooperate on water treatment
The Company for Drinking Water and Sewage in the governorate of Beheira and the Drinking Water Authority of the Sudanese…
Speaking of Water Part II: Virtual water and water wars in the MENA region
May 12, 2010
Speaking of Water Part II: Virtual water and water wars in the MENA region
“Water,” goes the bromide, “is the new oil.” The apparent equivalence of the two resources--both are relatively scarce--masks a curious…
Speaking of water, pt I: Virtual water in MENA region
May 10, 2010
Speaking of water, pt I: Virtual water in MENA region
Water poverty and oil wealth are locked into a peculiar relationship in which the abundance of one resource can make…
Bab el-Luq: Downtown market in decay
May 9, 2010
Bab el-Luq: Downtown market in decay
One needs to pay close attention to notice the presence of the nearby Bab el-Luq market while standing in Cairo's…
Biodiversity education and realities
May 8, 2010
Biodiversity education and realities
Biodiversity refers to the variety of plant and animal life in a given habitat, but for many Egyptians it is…
2nd MENA solar forum convenes in Cairo
May 6, 2010
2nd MENA solar forum convenes in Cairo
On 4 and 5 May, solar energy experts and industrialists from all over the world met in Egypt to discuss…
Archaeologists in Egypt find Ptolemaic king statue
May 5, 2010
Archaeologists in Egypt find Ptolemaic king statue
Archaeologists in Egypt say they have discovered a headless granite statue more than 2000 years old belonging to an unidentified…
Egypt hosts conference on reducing poverty, protecting environment
May 3, 2010
Egypt hosts conference on reducing poverty, protecting environment
Last week the American University in Cairo hosted a conference to launch the WinWin Initiative as part of the Hanns…
Managing Cairo’s solid waste: We need to get our hands dirty too
May 3, 2010
Managing Cairo’s solid waste: We need to get our hands dirty too
Cairo alone hosts 17 million people. Seventeen million people purchasing and consuming, and, according to official figures, producing every day…