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TunisiaEU and Egypt honour ‘Water Ambassadors’
The Ambassador of the European Union to Egypt Mr. Christian Berger, the Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Dr. Mohamed Abdel-Ati and the Governor of Qalyubia Mr. Abdel Hamid El-Haggan participated yesterday in a ceremony in honour of students and farmers who won in the previous three annual national water awareness competitions, giving them the title of ‘Water Ambassadors’. The event was held in Afla Garden in El Kanater El Khairia, Qalyubia Governorate.
The ‘Water Ambassadors’ will benefit from exclusive access to all water-related activities implemented by the Ministry in cooperation with the EU. They will also be invited to exclusive round table discussions with officials from the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation as a way highlight their progress and achievements.
Ambassador Christian Berger commended Egypt’s efforts in addressing the challenge of water scarcity, with rapid action to rationalize water consumption, develop modern irrigation systems and reduce waste. He pointed out that the EU is a long-term supporter of Egypt in this area. The EU contributed € 550 million to water projects in the last ten years. He added that these grants leveraged funds from European financial institutions of about € 3 billion in this sector, with thousands of permanent or short-term jobs created, and benefiting more than 18 million people.
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