environment
Life’s a playground: Program hopes to build environmental awareness through play
Environment
October 17, 2012
Life’s a playground: Program hopes to build environmental awareness through play
In an initiative that was one of the first of its kind in the country, a German-funded summer school program…
Ain Helwan’s therapeutic waters are squandered and neglected
Environment
July 29, 2012
Ain Helwan’s therapeutic waters are squandered and neglected
Old books describe Helwan, a southern suburb of Cairo, as “the sacred healing city” — one of Egypt’s main centers…
Electricity ministry to hand report backing nuclear program to Morsy
Egypt
July 8, 2012
Electricity ministry to hand report backing nuclear program to Morsy
The Electricity Ministry has prepared a report for President Mohamed Morsy on the steps necessary for implementing Egypt’s controversial nuclear…
Rio+20 should be Tahrir Square for greens, Brazil’s Silva says
Environment
June 6, 2012
Rio+20 should be Tahrir Square for greens, Brazil’s Silva says
SAO PAULO — Activist and former Brazilian presidential candidate Marina Silva called Tuesday for protests matching the magnitude of Egypt's…
Report: Sanitary drainage absent in 99% of poorest villages
Environment
February 14, 2012
Report: Sanitary drainage absent in 99% of poorest villages
Ninety-nine percent of Egypt’s poorest villages lack sanitary drainage, according to a report released Monday by the cabinet’s Information and…
A call for a green constitution
Opinion
February 12, 2012
A call for a green constitution
As we near the stage of drafting our constitution, it is becoming imperative to strengthen the need for steering public…
Egypt’s lakes: ‘a truly tragic environmental tale’
Environment
February 11, 2012
Egypt’s lakes: ‘a truly tragic environmental tale’
The damage inflicted on Egypt’s lakes testifies to man's ability to quickly destroy what nature took centuries to create.
Govt report: Environmental situation in Egypt has improved
Egypt
January 11, 2012
Govt report: Environmental situation in Egypt has improved
Egypt's environmental situation has improved as compared to previous years after government attempts to reduce pollution, a government report issued…
Ganzouri orders removal of garbage from streets of Cairo and Giza
Egypt
January 8, 2012
Ganzouri orders removal of garbage from streets of Cairo and Giza
Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri on Sunday instructed the governors of Cairo, Giza and Qalyubiya to implement a new strategy for…