作者:Zeina Ghanem 7 年以前
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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 ☄️
Aswan Dam
Urban Water Sustainability
Water conservation
Reducing water demand by using efficient:
Taps 🚰
Toilets 🚽
Showers 🚿
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 ✅♻️
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 🌾🌽
Not Expensive 🤑💰
Depend on (fossil) energy
Using evaporation & membrane & thermal techniques 🌤
Provide water for remote areas
Increasing fresh water supply 💦
Reuse of Wastewater
Treat Wastewater for further usage 💡
Sustainable
Potential Water Source
Classifying Drains
Discharge Drains
Reuse Drains
Prevents Water Pollution
To plant Forests in the Desert 🌿
Agricultural Drainage Canals
Recycled for irrigation
Climate Change ❄️
Affects land and People 👨👨👧👦
Air and Water Pollution
Affects Agriculture 🌾🌽
Reduces Tourism 👩🌾
Land Loss
South Delta
Very High risk
Land degradation due to urbanization 🏘
Middle Delta
Medium Risk
High water table & inflexible crop patterns 🌽🍎🥕
North Delta
Very High Risk
Land degradation due to soil salinity & increase in water table 🌊
Water Access
Water Scarcity
Water Sources
55.3 Share of Nile 💡
7.5 groundwater in Delta & Valley
5.2 Reuse of Agricultural Water 🌾💦
0.6 Desalination of Sea water 🌊
0.97 Rain &floods ☔️
1.3 Reuse of Sewage Water
🤦♀️
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 👪
Highest 👨👨👧👦
Density
Low
North Sinai
High
Cairo
Alexandia
Increasing
Nile Delta
Solutions: Social and Environmental 👍
Problems:Social/ Environmental 👎