Egypt

The Egyptian NFP, the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, is preparing the national EMWIS website (1st prototype launched in February 2007).

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

Country events

Country projects

Contacts

Coordinator of a N.F.P.

	Name	Organisation	Phone	Fax	Email
	MAHMOUD Mohamed Rami	Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation	+202 544 9482/9480	+20 25 449 481	radwan@link.net / rami@mpwwr.gov.eg

Content Manager of a N.F.P.

	Name	Organisation	Phone	Fax	Email
	MAHMOUD Mohamed Rami	Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation	+202 544 9482/9480	+20 25 449 481	radwan@link.net / rami@mpwwr.gov.eg

Information Technology Manager of a N.F.P.

	Name	Organisation	Phone	Fax	Email
	YEHYA Sanaa	Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation			sanaayehia@yahoo.com

Water Director

	Name	Organisation	Phone	Fax	Email
	ElAtfy Hessan	Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation	+202 544 9430/40	+202 544 9410	elatfy@mwri.gov.eg

Minister in charge of water issues

	Name	Organisation	Phone	Fax	Email
	H.E. Dr. ABOU ZEID Mahmoud	Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation	+2 (02) 544 9447/8	+2 (02) 544 9449	abuzeid@mwri.gov.eg / secretariat@arabwatercouncil.org