Water Governance in Egypt: Legal framework Policy Making in Egypt

摘要

In Egypt, Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation is the sole responsible entity for developing and securing water requirements for different users. Nevertheless, This Ministry is mainly managing the irrigated land water infrastructures and hydraulic system, and other entities are managing other systems. The coordination, integrity and harmony between all those entities need to be insured. The Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation has recently launched a National Water Resources Plan for Egypt (NWRP). The plan is a comprehensive document which describes how Egypt will safeguard its water resources in the future, both with respect to quantity and quality. The engineering approach to water management is gradually replaced by more integrated policy-making processes taking into account issues of sustainability, efficiency, subsidiary, inter-sectoral policy coordination, and stakeholder participation. Water policy -making in Egypt is to a great extent the realm of central government actors National policies are formulated to varying degrees by the President, the Cabinet and the sectoral ministries, as well as the ruling party. This paper will scan the challenges faced by the Government of Egypt in meeting the water demands of a growing society and assisting the policy making process. Also it will illustrate the steps made by Egyptians towards good water governance and Integrated Water Resources Management IWRM. At the same time this paper will highlight the expected results and impacts which will rise in the water sector in Egypt after the 25th of January Revolution.