Andre Fecteau Thu, 26/04/2012 Presented as the solution to Egypt’s demographic and economic issues, and the Arab World’s largest and most expensive engineering enterprise, the Toshka New Valley project has now very little to show except for evidence of ill-informed political decisions. Toshka’s premise was simple yet grandiose: to dig a 240 kilometer canal out […]

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Editor’s note: The following article from the Moshe Dayan Center at Tel Aviv University begins with economic policy but then pivots to the analysis of two central issues of regional environmental sustainability: water (and the associated overpumping of groundwater) and demands on environment resources from high population growth. SS IQTISADI: “Egypt’s Economy: Sisi’s Herculean Task” […]

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Al Salam Canal project was planned to be the main artery for development in the Sinai Peninsula, representing Egypt’s strategic extension and historical link to its Arab neighbors. Met with obstacles, the project was halted, but steps are currently being taken toward its revival. The project, first launched in 1997 under Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri, […]

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The National Research Centre’s solar energy department is carrying out a pilot project based on powering many household appliances — heaters, refrigerators, air conditioners, ice makers and dryers — with solar energy. The Solar House Complex project is about to be launched and will tackle households around Egypt in remote areas deprived of energy and […]

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