Egypt

Collective action for healthy rivers

IWMI and partners cleaned up rivers and raised awareness on the vital importance of river ecosystems.

Partnerships the main driver at Cairo Water Week 2024

IWMI achieved a number of important milestones and showcased innovations for sustainable water management.

IWMI is advancing use of high-res climate modeling for Middle East and North Africa’s small basins

In a region battling worsening climate challenges, this groundbreaking, yet easily replicable climate forecasting model will transform local decision-making processes.

May-June 2024 Research Journal Roundup

Roundup of research, journal and other academic articles from May and June 2024.

Episode 7: Egypt’s Policy Pathways

Join us in Egypt for the final stop on the Policy Pathways world tour! This week, we delve deep into the food, land and water challenges confronting Egypt as the country grapples with the necessity for enhanced resource quality amidst rapid population growth.

Greening gray infrastructure: uncovering the complexity of Nature-based Solutions

Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are a hot topic in environment and landscape planning networks. But are they a silver bullet for solving the climate crisis?

Modern tools and ancient smarts

Al Murunah’s unique approach to climate adaptation and development combines nature-based solutions with agricultural water management interventions and a gender perspective.

Rural women in Egypt are the driving force behind IWMI’s new community center

The center will be a hub for knowledge-sharing, marketing, and community building, ultimately shaping new opportunities for the women of Izbat Al-Hamra.

Episode 1: Introducing… Policy Pathways

Researchers introduce the series and explain what a 'policy pathway' is.

New podcast explores policy coherence and system transformation in food, land and water

Policy Pathways, produced by IWMI, examines policies for sustainable development and climate resilience in six countries.

This new AI-powered platform will help harness water reuse in the MENA region

Powered by AI and earth observation data, the collaboration between IWMI and Google.org will use remote sensing technologies to monitor land, seas, and the atmosphere.

AI to help drive Middle East water reuse

IWMI is developing an AI platform to improve wastewater reuse in the Middle East and North Africa region, backed by a $1 million grant from Google.

IWMI announces development of a new, Google-supported tool that will harness AI and satellite data for water reuse in the Middle East and North...

A new grant from Google’s philanthropic arm will help researchers develop a tool to bolster water security and climate resilience in the Middle East and North Africa.

IWMI announces development of a new, Google supported tool that will harness AI and satellite data for water reuse in the Middle East and...

The platform will use remote sensing technologies to monitor land, seas and the atmosphere.

IWMI unveils Google-backed AI tool for water reuse in MENA

Researchers at IWMI will develop e-ReWater, a platform powered by artificial intelligence and earth observation data which uses remote sensing technologies to monitor land, seas and the atmosphere.

IWMI announces development of a new, Google supported tool that will harness AI and satellite data for water reuse in the Middle East and...

IWMI will also develop an online dashboard that will provide accessible and comprehensive information on wastewater generation and recycling potential in Egypt, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

Cairo Water Week 2023: Advancing water resilience and climate action

The sixth edition of Cairo Water Week successfully concluded with record participation by IWMI.

IWMI at Cairo Water Week

Talk show "Akher Al Nahar" aired a report on Cairo Water Week featuring Youssef Brouziyne, the IWMI Regional Representative in MENA.

Water scarcity in fragile and refugee hosting communities

At Cairo Water Week 2023, experts looked at the challenges to and proposed solutions for the hosting of displaced people.

Valuing Egypt’s scarce agricultural water

IWMI, an active partner, contributed to the conversation about adopting integrated policies for water productivity at the sixth edition of Cairo Water Week.

Middle East Water Security: Competition heats up as resources become scarcer

IWMI is highlighted in the context of the deteriorating water security situation in the Middle East and North Africa region in the August 2023 Al-Monitor PRO Trend Report.

Ahram Online: Egypt and Middle East: Reusing water urgently needed

Comprising 11 of the 17 most water-stressed countries in the world, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is considered the most water-scarce region in the world, according to UNICEF.

Key takeaways from IWMI’s participation at the first-ever MENA Climate Week

A key stop on the road to COP27, the conference allowed IWMI to share blueprints for creating more water-secure, climate-resilient communities across the Middle East and North Africa.

Finding the economic value of irrigation water in the Nile Basin to enhance water saving

A recent study conducted by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) estimated the economic value of irrigation water for major crops in various agricultural systems of the Nile Basin.

Giving water a second life

Launch of a major project on water reuse at Cairo Water Week.

Shedding light on policy options

Toward sustainable solar-powered pumping of groundwater for irrigation

Sustainable development in the Eastern Nile

Investments in land and water are critical

Tending fields by text

Mobile phones and satellite imaging are transforming farming in Sudan.

Heads or Tails

How Egyptian farmers are adapting to water scarcity up and down a canal.

IWMI Research Report – 160

Understanding Farmers’ Adaptation to Water Scarcity: A Case Study from the Western Nile Delta, Egypt Citation: Ghazouani, W.; Molle, F.; Swelam, A.; Rap, E.; Abdo, A....

Models under the spotlight

Is it time to break the mold?

Keeping track of liquid assets

‘Water Accounting Plus’ helps policymakers go with the flow

World Development Information Day

Bytes and bottlenecks – can data deliver? Leaps forward in data processing power and access to information are helping make irrigation more efficient and sustainable....