Minister of Irrigation: Egypt is keen to cooperate with African countries in managing water resources
Dr. Hani Sweilem, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, affirmed Egypt’s constant keenness to enhance cooperation with various African countries in the field of water resources management, in a way that will benefit the citizens of these countries.
This came during a meeting held by the Minister of Irrigation with Laurent Chagba, Minister of Water of Côte d’Ivoire, on the sidelines of the activities of the Tenth World Water Forum, held in Bali, Indonesia, to discuss ways to enhance cooperation between the two countries in the field of water.
Dr. Sweilem reviewed the efforts of the Egyptian state during the current presidency of the Council of African Water Ministers. (AMCO) Such as holding the Council’s General Assembly meetings in Cairo in June 2023, participating in the activities of the World Water Week in Stockholm in August 2023, and the African Climate Summit in Kenya in September 2023, where serious commitments were made regarding water through the Nairobi Declaration, which called for Accelerating climate action and financing mechanisms, the high-level event organized at the 6th Cairo Water Week, the consultative session during the Climate Conference (COP28), and the AfricaSan7 conference held in Namibia concluded with a declaration of “accelerated action towards achieving comprehensive, sustainable and resilient goals.” To provide safe managed sanitation and hygiene services in Africa"
The Minister said: “We are now less than two years away from achieving Africa’s Water Vision 2025, and less than 6 years away from achieving the Sustainable Development Goals 2030. We must work as quickly as possible to achieve the African continent’s goals for sustainable development and formulate Africa’s vision for water.” After the year 2025 to achieve the implementation of the African Union’s Agenda 2063.”
Sowailem invited Côte d’Ivoire to participate in the international initiative for adaptation to climate change in the water sector (AWARe) and to benefit from the initiative’s various paths and submit proposals for priority projects in the field of water and adaptation. With climate change.
He also invited Chagba to participate in the activities of the 7th Cairo Water Week, which is scheduled to be held next October, which coincides with Egypt hosting the 9th African Water Week.
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