Egypt’s strategic water reserves stand at 60 bn cubic meters per year

Egypt’s strategic water reserves currently stand at 60 bn cubic meters per year, 55 bn of which are from the country’s share of the Nile, Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy said, Al Borsa reports. Speaking at the 11th Water Desalination Conference in the Arab Countries held in Cairo yesterday, Fahmy said the government has a “comprehensive strategy” to manage the country’s water reserves, and has five-year plans in place to meet its increasing water needs, including increasing reliance on desalination.