Irrigation minister: Egypt’s renewable water resources limited

Egyptian Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Mohamed Abdel Aati asserted that Egypt’s renewable water resources are limited and mostly depending on the River Nile in addition to very limited amounts of rains and underground water in the deserts.

These remarks were made by the minister during his meeting with a delegation of international organisations operating in the field of water resources management. The delegation is chaired by United Nations Resident Coordinator in Egypt Elena Panova and Deputy Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Silvan Merlin along with representatives of the European Union, the embassies of the US, UK, Germany, the Netherlands and Finland.