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Egypt\u2019s strategic water reserves currently stand at 60 bn cubic meters per year, 55 bn of which are from the country\u2019s share of the Nile, Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy said, Al Borsa reports<\/a>. Speaking at the 11th Water Desalination Conference in the Arab Countries<\/a> held in Cairo yesterday, Fahmy said the government has a \u201ccomprehensive strategy\u201d to manage the country\u2019s water reserves, and has five-year plans in place to meet its increasing water needs, including increasing reliance on desalination.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Egypt\u2019s strategic water reserves currently stand at 60 bn cubic meters per year, 55 bn of which are from the country\u2019s share of the Nile, Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy said, Al Borsa reports. 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