Irrigation min.: President Sisi to deliver opening speech at 4th Cairo Water Week

CAIRO - 19 October 2021: Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel Aati said that President Abdel Fattah El Sisi will deliver the opening speech at the Cairo Water Week (CWW), due to kick off on Sunday.

Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli and Hungarian President János Áder will also address the fourth CWW that will last till October 28. Some researches will be presented at CWW4 under the sponsorship of President El Sisi.

In a statement on Tuesday, the irrigation minister said that the CWW will be held under the theme "Water, Population and Global Changes: Challenges and Opportunities."

The CWW will focus on five main topics; Regional and Sectoral Cooperation for Water Security, Advances in water management, Water and Society, Water and Global Changes, and Innovation in Hydro-Sciences, the minister added.

The CWW also will also organize several competitions to award theses presented in three minutes and graduation projects in hydro-sciences, encourage young innovators, and honor water-smart farmers, the minister noted.

During the five-day event, several high-level sessions will be held, including a session to set the stage for the UN Conference on the Midterm Comprehensive Review of the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Decade for Action, "Water for Sustainable Development," which will take place on March 22-24, 2023, in New York, the minister said.

The CWW will also host meetings of the High Level Joint Technical Committee for Water-Agriculture of the League of Arab States, he added.

On the sidelines of the CWW, Cairo Water Week Expo will be held, with the participation of 34 companies, the minister noted. The exhibition will feature modern irrigation technology, smart irrigation and water reuse methods, he added.

Cairo Water Week (CWW) is considered one of the biggest water-related events at the national, regional and international levels.

It is an annual event organized by Egypt's Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, under the patronage of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, in collaboration with national, regional and international partners. 

This important event will be held at an important time, when the State is paying great attention to the file of water and placing it at the top of the political agenda.

Water is vital for sustainable economic and social development. The CWW also emanates from Egypt's pivotal regional role in the Arab and African regions.

The Week aims at reaching sustainable solutions to managing water resources to face overpopulation and global changes.