Water stress
"The rise in temperature caused water stress in various areas, and sea level rise along the coastal cities and the Nile Delta," he added in a seminar held by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), in cooperation with the Heliopolis University, in Cairo.
The state has adopted a methodology for the drinking water and sanitation utilities sector to face water needs in light of climate changes.
The meeting also tackled the Turkish measures regarding the construction of dams on the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, which caused water stress in the downstream countries of Iraq and Syria.
