Egypt's PM to deliver word in senior session during Cairo Water Week

CAIRO - 20 October 2021: Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel Aati said that Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli will deliver on Sunday a word to the UN Conference on the Midterm Comprehensive Review of the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Decade for Action 2023, adding that this comes as part of the 4th Cairo Water Week due on October 24-28.

In a statement on Wednesday, Abdel Aati said that a galaxy of ministers and representatives of international and UN institutions will participate in this high-level general session.

The session is one of the most important preparations for the UN Conference on the Midterm Comprehensive Review of the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Decade for Action due March 2023.

Egypt is working on pushing forward the international efforts aiming at facing the water challenges to achieve regional stability, Abdel Aati said.

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.