water scarcity
‘The Well,’ caught between tradition and progress
Environment
February 22, 2012
‘The Well,’ caught between tradition and progress
Ask about ideas of progress in Egypt and you’ll commonly hear: malls and villas away from downtown Cairo, American coffee…
Mansour Amer’s ‘Map of Hope’ does not solve Egypt problems
Environment
June 24, 2011
Mansour Amer’s ‘Map of Hope’ does not solve Egypt problems
The flaws of the Corridor of Development, a project initiated by scientist Farouk El-Baz to develop the Western Desert to…
Minister: Egypt has ‘no objection’ to Nile states building hydro-electric dams
Egypt
December 26, 2010
Minister: Egypt has ‘no objection’ to Nile states building hydro-electric dams
Egypt has "no objection" to plans by certain countries of the
The time to act is now, says AFED water report
Environment
November 30, 2010
The time to act is now, says AFED water report
The Arab World, already experiencing severe water shortages, faces imminent water crisis. These alarming conclusions appeared in the latest Arab…
Burundi will ‘not take stand inimical to Egypt’s interests’
Egypt
November 14, 2010
Burundi will ‘not take stand inimical to Egypt’s interests’
At a meeting with President Hosni Mubarak on Sunday, Burundian presidential adviser Mohammad Rokara said his country would never take…
Arab League chief: Water scarcity ‘no urgent problem’ for Egypt
Egypt
October 27, 2010
Arab League chief: Water scarcity ‘no urgent problem’ for Egypt
Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa this week said that water scarcity did not represent "an urgent problem" for Egypt.
Environmental Voices: Is Egyptian soft power too late for upstream Nile states?
Environment
September 19, 2010
Environmental Voices: Is Egyptian soft power too late for upstream Nile states?
The following article is the first part of Al-Masry Al-Youm's weekly"Environmental Voices" series, in which issues related to the environment--whether…
Report: Diverse water sources key to food security
Environment
September 6, 2010
Report: Diverse water sources key to food security
London--Increasingly erratic rainfall patterns related to climate change pose a major threat to food security and economic growth, water experts…
President orders stepped-up desalination, water exploration projects
Egypt
August 19, 2010
President orders stepped-up desalination, water exploration projects
President Hosni Mubarak has instructed the government to expand its seawater desalination initiatives and step up efforts to discover additional…
Speaking of Water Part III: Water as a human right
Environment
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…