Water shortfall means Egypt must import food, minister says – The National
- Date: 18-Jan-2023
- Source: The National
- Sector:Financial Services
- Country:Egypt
Water shortfall means Egypt must import food, minister says – The National
Egypt currently has an annual water shortfall of up to 35 billion cubic metres, leaving it with no choice but to import food, the country's irrigation and water minister Hany Sweilam told parliament on Tuesday.
Egypt relies almost entirely on the Nile for its fresh water. Its annual share of the river's water is 55.5 billion cubic metres under an agreement reached in 1959 with Sudan.
Ethiopia, the source of about 80 per cent of the Nile water reaching Egypt, rejects that agreement because it was never involved or consulted.
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