Middle East and North Africa
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Arab World Hit Hard by Climate Change; World Bank
5 Dec 2012 - 10:59 by Local Press Report
DOHA (Bradenton Herald) — The Middle East and North Africa will be especially hard hit by climate change in the coming decades, the World Bank said in a report Wednesday, saying the region will see less rainfall, more rec
Water Was Instrumental in Arab Spring
10 Apr 2012 - 12:29 by Local Press Report
NEW YORK CITY (The Daily Advance (United States)) — Full Story - Isn’t it interesting that the Arab awakeni
Bahwan Engineering Expanding to Libya, Qatar
10 Apr 2012 - 12:36 by Local Press Report
MUSCAT (Times of Oman) — Full Story - Bahwan Engineering Group (BEG), a well-diversified power and water contracting firm in
World’s Water Deficit to Reach 20 Billion Cubic Meters per Year by 2050
27 Mar 2012 - 09:58 by Local Press Report
CAIRO (Daily News Egypt) — The world’s water deficit will grow to 200 billion cubic meters per year by 2050, and may cost Egypt $11 billion USD annually, a World Bank official said.
Instability Magnifies Effects of Drought for Syrian Farmers
27 Feb 2012 - 10:24 by Local Press Report
duBai, BEIRUT (Middle East Online) — Instability in Syria has aggravated an already vulnerable situation for tens of thousands of farmers and herders affected by recurrent drought, but only a fraction of them have received assistanc
Egypt Resumes Stalled Water, Sanitation Projects
30 Jan 2012 - 21:30 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
CAIRO, Egypt — The Egyptian government is investing $333 million USD in a bid to complete stalled drinking water and sanitation projects.
Arab Ministers Adopt Water Security Strategy
23 Jan 2012 - 18:23 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
CAIRO, Egypt — The Arab Water Ministerial Council plans to unveil its water security strategy during the upcoming Arab Summit in Baghdad this March.
World Bank Lends Egypt $200 Million USD
23 Jan 2012 - 18:20 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
CAIRO, Egypt — Egypt and the World Bank signed a $200 million USD loan agreement to finance drinking water and sanitation projects.
Egypt Cuts Budget for Water, Sanitation Maintenance
17 Jan 2012 - 10:49 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
CAIRO, Egypt — Egypt’s Holding Company for Drinking Water and Sanitation said it would cut the budget for water and sanitation facilities maintenance by 40 percent because of financial difficulties that have pe
High Dam Not Affected by December Tremors
9 Jan 2012 - 18:50 by Local Press Report
CAIRO (Egypt State Information Service) — The Aswan High Dam was not affected by the tremors felt in Upper (southern) Egypt on December 26, the Ministry of Irrigation said in a report issued December 27.
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