Egypt

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Egypt has an EMWIS website run by its NFP, the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation.

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Key indicators

Area (100 sq km): 995
Population (mill): 66.4
GDP ($ bill): 90
Water per cap: 1032 m3
Water withdrawal:
total 96.4%
agriculture 82%

Access to
drinking water: 97%
sanitation: 98%

Important reports

EU Neighbourhood Policy: Country report, 2005

Evaluation of the European Commission's: Country Strategy for Egypt - ref. 951647

UNESCO-IHP National Report for the period: 2004-2006

Water as a human right: The understanding of water in the Arab countries of the Middle East – A four country analysis

ICID (2005) Water Policy Issues of Egypt, Country Policy Support Programme (CPSP) Report No. 7.

Country news

Is Egypt Running Out of Water?
EGYPT INCREASES DRINKING WATER FEES BY NEARLY 50%
Water Scarcity May Expose 200,000 Families to Extremism, Warns Egypt Minister
World Water Day Youth Workshop: Nature-based Solutions for a Water Secure Mediterranean
Cairo among 11 cities most likely to run out of drinking water due to pollution: BBC

Country events

Cairo Water Week 14 – 18 Oct 2018
EBRD Business Forum 2017 for the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Region
3rd Mediterranean Water Forum, Cairo 23-24 January 2018
ARWADEX/HCWW-Desalination Conference 18-19 April 2017, Cairo, Egypt
3rd International Conference & Exhibition on Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation (SWSSC 2017), 23 -25 April, Cairo, Egypt

Country projects