Integrated water resources management for Egypt

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Research Article| May 01 2000 Integrated water resources management for Egypt Mohsen Elarabawy; Mohsen Elarabawy 1Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Paul Tosswell; Paul Tosswell 1Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Bayoumi Attia Bayoumi Attia 2Head of the Planning Sector, Ministry of Public Works and Water Resources, Cairo, Egypt Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua (2000) 49 (3): 111–125. https://doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2000.0010 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Cite Icon Cite Permissions Search Site Search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentAll JournalsThis Journal Search Advanced Search Citation Mohsen Elarabawy, Paul Tosswell, Bayoumi Attia; Integrated water resources management for Egypt. Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua 1 May 2000; 49 (3): 111–125. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2000.0010 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex Egypt is approaching the point where water demands are exceeding supplies. This situation will necessitate improved decision making for water resources planning. Integrated management represents a unique approach, incorporating both temporal and spatial variations of the problem. To achieve an integrated procedure, efforts are being made to resolve numerous issues ranging from loss of agricultural lands to farmer involvement in the decision-making process. The first part of the paper describes the application of integrated management to water planning and water quality. The second part describes the necessary changes made to the administration structure and the importance of communications in integrated management. The irrigation improvement programme instigated as a result of the integrated approach is already beginning to redress the shortfall in supply by reducing losses. Reorganisation of the operation and the inclusion of the population in the decision-making processes have produced a positive attitude towards water-saving policies. Technical and legal controls have been introduced leading to a significant improvement in system performance and productivity. Egypt, environmental impacts, integrated water management, irrigation improvement, water resources, decision support systems This content is only available as a PDF. © IWA Publishing 2000 You do not currently have access to this content.