Categories: All - agriculture - climate - pollution - water

by Zeina Ghanem 6 years ago

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Nile Delta

Effective management and reuse of wastewater are essential in addressing water scarcity and promoting sustainability. Classifying drains into discharge and reuse categories can facilitate the treatment of wastewater for further usage, such as irrigation and forest planting in arid regions.

Nile Delta

To satisfy growing water demand

Increase Efficient Stormwater Use

Stormwater is rarely used in Egypt

Gets mixed with sewage water network
Infiltrates into ground

Detention Basin

Helps remove pollutants from water
Enhances water quality
Holding runoff for a short time before releasing it

Establishment of meteorological stations for measuring rainfall intensity โ˜„๏ธ

Aswan Dam

Urban Water Sustainability

Water conservation

Reducing water demand by using efficient:

Taps ๐Ÿšฐ
Toilets ๐Ÿšฝ
Showers ๐Ÿšฟ

Urban Water System of Alexandria City

Life Cycle Assessment Method

Increasing Water Delivery

Installation of turn-outs & off takes

Replacement of old structures with new ones โœ…โ™ป๏ธ

Water Distribution

helps agriculture

Remodeling the canal cross-section (To store water)

Rehabilitation of water structures along canals to minimize water loss

Desalination Plants

Desalinate agricultural drainage

Used for modern irrigation & agriculture ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฝ

Not Expensive ๐Ÿค‘๐Ÿ’ฐ

Depend on (fossil) energy

Using evaporation & membrane & thermal techniques ๐ŸŒค

Provide water for remote areas

Increasing fresh water supply ๐Ÿ’ฆ

Reuse of Wastewater

Treat Wastewater for further usage ๐Ÿ’ก

Sustainable

Potential Water Source

Classifying Drains

Discharge Drains
Reuse Drains

Prevents Water Pollution

To plant Forests in the Desert ๐ŸŒฟ

Agricultural Drainage Canals

Recycled for irrigation

Climate Change โ„๏ธ

Affects land and People ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿ‘ง๐Ÿ‘ฆ

Air and Water Pollution

Affects Agriculture ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฝ

Reduces Tourism ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐ŸŒพ

Land Loss

South Delta

Very High risk
Land degradation due to urbanization ๐Ÿ˜

Middle Delta

Medium Risk
High water table & inflexible crop patterns ๐ŸŒฝ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿฅ•

North Delta

Very High Risk
Land degradation due to soil salinity & increase in water table ๐ŸŒŠ

Water Access

Water Scarcity

Water Sources

55.3 Share of Nile ๐Ÿ’ก
7.5 groundwater in Delta & Valley
5.2 Reuse of Agricultural Water ๐ŸŒพ๐Ÿ’ฆ
0.6 Desalination of Sea water ๐ŸŒŠ
0.97 Rain &floods โ˜”๏ธ
1.3 Reuse of Sewage Water

๐Ÿคฆโ™€๏ธ

Water Quality

Bad water quality leads to health problems
Existence of Heavy Metals
Municipal Wastewater
Treatment Plants
30% Proposed
13% Constructed & Nonoperational
57% Operational

Population

World Share

Lowest ๐Ÿ‘ช
Highest ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿ‘ง๐Ÿ‘ฆ

Density

Low
North Sinai
High
Cairo
Alexandia

Increasing

Nile Delta

Solutions: Social and Environmental ๐Ÿ‘

Problems:Social/ Environmental ๐Ÿ‘Ž