Water Scarcity May Expose 200,000 Families to Extremism, Warns Egypt Minister

Egypt’s irrigation minister warned on 3 April 2018  that the loss of 2 per cent of Egypt’s water may put 200,000 families at risk of extremism. At a seminar held at the American Chamber of Commerce in Cairo, Abdul Ati said that his country is importing and recycling water to compensate for the lack of water resources. He added that wheat and other commodities are being imported to save the water required for agriculture.