Cairo Water Week

CWW 2023 seeks to put water at heart of climate action in preparation for COP28: Egypt

Thu, 01 Jun 2023 - 05:48 GMT

The sixth edition of Cairo Water Week (CWW), scheduled to be held by the end of October, will continue the efforts to put water at the heart of climate action, Egyptian Minister of Irrigation Hani Sewilam said on Thursday.

6th Cairo Water Week to focus on climate action, present discussions for review at COP28

Mon, 17 Apr 2023 - 09:29 GMT

The sixth edition of Cairo Water Week (CWW) will be held from 29 October to 2 November with a focus on climate action, according to a statement by the Egyptian Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources on Monday.

FM Shoukry says gov't keen on facilitating UK investments in various economic sectors

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 - 09:45 GMT

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Wednesday said the Egyptian government is keen on facilitating British investments in various sectors of the Egyptian economy.

Proceedings of 3rd day of Cairo Water Week kick off

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 - 12:43 GMT

The event, which will wrap up on Wednesday, aims to spread awareness on water issues and promote innovation to face the most pressing water-related challenges.

Egypt to present ‘Water Adaptation and Resilience’ initiative at COP27: Sisi at CWW

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 - 09:11 GMT

Sisi made the remarks in a speech at the opening of the fifth edition of Cairo Water Week (CWW 2022) on Sunday in the presence of dozens of ministerial and official delegations and 66 international organizations from around 70 countries.

Egypt reaffirms commitment to exerting utmost efforts to settle GERD issue: President Sisi

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 - 09:01 GMT

Sisi made the remarks in a speech at the opening of the fifth edition of Cairo Water Week (CWW 2022) on Sunday in the presence of dozens of ministerial and official delegations and 66 international organizations from around 70 countries.

Cairo Water Week 2022 to discuss climate challenges ahead of COP27: Ministry

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 - 11:02 GMT

The fifth Cairo Water Week 2022, slated for 16-19 October, will discuss the climate challenges and their impacts on the water sector in preparation for the water activities during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27).

Egypt's Irrigation minister attends World Water Week in Stockholm

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 - 01:49 GMT

Egypt's Ambassador in Sweden Ahmed Adel welcomed the minister upon his arrival.

EU one of most important development partners of Egypt: Irrigation Min.

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 - 01:18 GMT

Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Aati on Tuesday said that the European Union (EU) is one of the most important development partners of Egypt.

Egypt's water scarcity 'early example' of future worldwide struggles necessitating int'l coordination: Sisi

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 - 08:12 GMT

Egypt is an early example of what the situation may look like in many other countries in the near future if effective cross-border coordination and cooperation lagged behind the ongoing challenges of water scarcity, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said in a speech opening Cairo Water Week Sunday.

EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement participates in Cairo Water Week 2021

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 - 01:53 GMT

Visiting Egypt for the first time on October 24-25, Várhelyi will hold a number of bilateral discussions with Egyptian and regional representatives.

4th Edition of Cairo Water Week to convene on October 24-28

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 - 04:07 GMT

“The Cairo Water Week aims to reach sustainable solutions for managing water resources, and to face population increase,” the Water Minister said.

Irrigation min. asserts importance of abiding by preventive measures against coronavirus during CWW

Thu, 15 Oct 2020 - 01:26 GMT

This came on Thursday during the final preparations for the activities of Cairo Water Week due on October 18-24 and which is held under the auspices of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi.

FAO may participate in 2nd edition of Cairo Water Week

Tue, 18 Jun 2019 - 03:04 GMT

The Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources is negotiating with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for the latter to take part in Cairo Water Week.

VICMED project tops Cairo Water Week projects

Fri, 19 Oct 2018 - 01:26 GMT

A promotional session for Lake Victoria-Mediterranean Sea navigation line-linking project was held on the sidelines of the Egyptian first Cairo Water Week on Tuesday, Oct. 16.

Egypt-EU water business forum kicks off

Wed, 17 Oct 2018 - 11:37 GMT

the first EU-Egypt Water cooperation, including an event titled "Water Business Forum", kicked off on Wednesday as part of the proceedings of the Cairo Water Week conference.

Delta Coalition discusses climate change adaptation programs

Tue, 16 Oct 2018 - 12:17 GMT

It is expected that the coalition will adopt a declaration on facing climate change threats on Tuesday.

Egypt announces 1 week fellowship on water issues for OIC countries

Tue, 16 Oct 2018 - 12:14 GMT

Water specialists will be chosen from every member state to have a fully funded fellowship at the state-owned National Water Research Center in Cairo for a week.

Egypt’s per capita share of water declines to 570 cm3/year in 2018, Min.

Sun, 14 Oct 2018 - 06:30 GMT

The Minister attributed the decline to the limited quantity of available water resources.

Sisi: Water issues should not be politicized

Sun, 14 Oct 2018 - 05:22 GMT

President Sisi affirming Egypt’s keenness to raise the public awareness of water rationalization amid the challenges of climate change.

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