Bold collective action is needed for sustainable water management in the Near East and North Africa region, writes José Graziano da Silva, director-general of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation José Graziano da Silva* Over the centuries, societies, farmers and communities have developed sustainable practices to cope with insufficient and unpredictable …
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Climate change and cloud seeding
Noha El-Tawil – Egypt Today Climate change has been taking its toll on many countries, and a main concern is its impact on the consistency and predictability of rainfall. But recently, to balance things out, more than 50 countries have been using cloud seeding programs, according to the World …
Read More »€31M, EU grant for Egyptian coast protection
Egypt Today During her visit to Kafr El-Sheikh governorate on Sunday, Minister of Environment Yasmin Fouad announced a “National plan for adaptation to climate change and protection of coastal areas”. She noted that a European grant of €31million was allocated for the protection and construction of dams in the North …
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Further prevarication in facing up to climate change will have catastrophic repercussions on a world scale and lead to huge economic and human losses, writes *Awatef Abdel-Rahman Awatef Abdel-Rahman The Earth’s climate is currently subject to various risks, but unfortunately too much of the public and too many in …
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