From the late Eocene up to the late Middle Pleistocene, Egypt was a wet country due to the
rainfall and rivers running through it. Out of the 1660 BCM/y of water that falls within the Nile …

In Egypt, the estimated cultivated land (irrigated and rain-fed areas) is about 24,960 km 2
from the total area of 1 million km 2. There are four main agroecological zones that are …

The availability and quality of limited groundwater resources in Egypt are negatively affected
by both natural and anthropogenic forces. It is crucial to understand the recharge sources …

The coastal aquifer systems of Africa are comprised of various geological formations. These
aquifer systems consist of either folded, continental or alluvial deposits. Groundwater …

Although Egypt has the great Nile River, which is the main supply of water, Egypt's water is
limited to 55.5 billion m 3 per annum. Owing to the rapid growth of the population and the …

Drylands, which cover over half the world's area, have witnessed rapid development,
exploitation and change with the discovery of mineral reserves, urbanization and population …

This paper describes the impacts on the future availability of water in Egypt of driving forces
operating at three different scales in the Nile Basin: global (climate change), regional (land …

As irrigation in Egypt by far is the most significant water user, fertilizer-drawn forward
osmosis (FDFO) is a valid option to increase the availability of freshwater from brackish …

Different scenarios of recharge and discharge were assessed for sustainable management
of groundwater in Quaternary aquifer east of Nile Delta. MODFLOW was utilized to …

A review of water resources in Egypt indicates that Nile water is fully utilized and the
available quantity could potentially decrease by approximately 19% due to proposed water …