CAIRO, August 28, 2018 - Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Aaty said on Tuesday that climate change would increase pressure on water resources especially in the world's developing countries due to the fact that measures to cope with climate change depended on the economic capabilities and the infrastructure of these countries. The minister was speaking while chairing a session on water during the World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden on Tuesday. During the session, the minister said that Africa was one of the areas most vulnerable to climate change, especially in the water sector. He added that reports showed most areas in northern and southern Africa would be threatened with water scarcity, which would increase the effects of climate change. That, he said, meant that the right measures should be taken at the right time, to cope with the change. Minister Abdel Aaty added that Egypt was greatly concerned with the issue of climate change and its effects, since its threats were common to the Arab region and North Africa. These two regions, the minister said, had a largely dry climate and shared several challenges, including high poverty rates, overpopulation, lack of funding, poor infrastructure and the need to import knowledge and technology. Egypt, the minister said, was working on providing a strong infrastructure to face these risks. He confirmed that it was implementing several projects aimed at coping with the effects of climate change on the north coast and the Nile delta.
