Egypt’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Mohamed Abdel Aaty, participated in the African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) held under the Ninth World Water Forum celebrating the council’s 20th anniversary.
In his speech on Wednesday, the minister said that cooperation between Egypt and African countries is one of the main pillars of Egyptian foreign policy in light of Egypt’s human capabilities and diverse technical and institutional expertise in the field of water resources and other fields.
Abdel Aaty added that through this cooperation, many development projects are being implemented that directly benefit the citizens of those countries, achieving sustainable development and raising the standard of living to help confront common challenges in Africa such as overpopulation, poverty, illiteracy and diseases.
The minister singled out the Fifth Cairo Water Week, which will be held under the title “Water at the Heart of Climate Action,” and the COP27 international climate conference to be hosted by Egypt in November, as golden opportunities to present the water challenges of the African continent.
These challenges need to receive sufficient international attention to provide the necessary funding for solutions, he said.
Source: Egypt Independent
