CAIRO – 18 April 2021: Egypt’s Nile River Revenue Regulatory Committee affiliated with Egypt’s Irrigation Ministry held on Saturday a meeting to review the situation of the Nile seasonal flood for the current water year 2021-2022. Egypt needs at least 105 billion cubic meters of water annually to cover the needs of more than 90 million citizens. However, it currently has only 60 billion cubic meters, of which 55.5 billion cubic meters come from the Nile and less than 5 billion cubic meters come from non-renewable subterranean water in the desert. The remaining 80 billion cubic meters are covered by the reuse of wastewater. A further decrease in Egypt's water resources is expected in light of the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which could have a negative impact on Egypt’s Nile water share.

Source: Egypt Today April 18, 2021 16:17 UTC