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Giant Scarab art used to raise climate change awareness
More than 200 students and environmental activists gathered Friday in the desert outside Egypt’s capital to form an image of a giant scarab visible from space to raise climate change awareness. The image of the beetle holding a sun in its pinchers – a symbol of resurrection for the ancient Egyptians – was documented by... »
Egypt Protectorates not Protected: Lake Qarun
Image by tamra hays via Flickr Fayoum’s Lake Qarun protectorate is one of Egypt’s richest and most treasured natural landmarks. It is also on the brink of destruction. In a couple of years this area, which scientists say is so rich in fossils, will be under concrete. Egypt is a signatory of many international, environmental conventions including... »
The Responsible Tourist Guide: Sightseeing
Traveling is all about getting to know the places you visit. From a city tour in a European city to world heritage sites, planning excursions with the thought of having the least possible impact while also benefiting the local community will make for a satisfying outing. Some things you can do include: * Read up... »
Egypt oil spill threatening Red Sea
An oil spill off the Egyptian Red Sea coast of Hurghada threatening to damage marine life in the area has prompted environmental agencies to demand tighter regulation of offshore oil platforms. Large quantities of oil have appeared in recent days around the resorts of Hurghada which draw millions of tourists who come to dive or... »
Egypt vulnerable to climate change, study reveals
Image via Wikipedia A rare study released this week detailed Egypt’s vulnerability to climate change. Tourism could be damaged as increased acidity destroys fragile coral reefs, a major draw for divers and snorkelers, and rising seawaters wash away beaches on the Mediterranean coast, another popular tourist destination. Wheat production could fall by 15 percent by 2050 if... »
Water poverty in Egypt to be addressed at Alexandria conference
Image via Wikipedia A conference on environmental security in the Arab world opens in Alexandria today, just days after an Egyptian minister warned that his country has fallen below the water poverty line and amid a government campaign to educate citizens on the economical use of water. The conference, titled Scarce Water, Rising Water: Between Draughts... »
“Keep It Clean” Concert in Cairo
Local performers will join today in a concert for the environment at the Sakkiet El Sawy Wisdom Hall at 8 pm. The Keep It Clean Concert is being organized by Clean Up Giza and www.localsoundwave.com, with artists representing a range of musical genres: Shady Ahmed (acoustic pop/rock), Amina Diab and Farida El Guertly (acoustic), Déporté... »
Saving Egypt’s Lake Qarun
Egypt’s first IBA-Local Conservation Group/Site Support Group (SSG) has persuaded one of the country’s largest construction groups to end the dumping of waste at Lake Qarun, which holds regionally important numbers of waterbirds in winter. The construction company has also pledged to restore an area of saltmarsh destroyed by tourism development along the lake... »
Egyptian Officials, Farmers Debate Effect Of Climate Change on Fertile Nile Delta
Image by alpoma via Flickr Climate change could irreversibly affect the northern Delta region, Environment Minister George Maged said told a parliamentary committee earlier this year. Government and independent analysts alike are warning that if action is not taken to curtail global warming and climate change, Egypt will be facing a disaster on unprecedented levels—one... »
EGYPT: Nile water quality improves
According to a recent study by Egypt’s Nile Research Institute (NRI), water quality in the Egyptian segment of the River Nile improved considerably in the months of October and November 2007, giving rise to hopes that drinking water quality for many of Egypt’s 80 million people may improve. Over 85 percent of the country’s... »
