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Egypt urges legal agreement on drought
The article focused on Egypt's efforts at the United Nations to address the challenge of drought. The Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Dr. Hani Sweilam, emphasized the importance of establishing a binding legal protocol to strengthen international cooperation and manage water resources sustainably. He pointed out that Egypt aims to shift from crisis response to proactive preventive measures, highlighting the importance of international governance of transboundary resources to ensure balanced development and achieve water and land security—especially amid shrinking water resources and unstable lands. He stressed the need to finance strategies and activate partnerships to attain sustainability. Additionally, he underscored that desertification and drought threaten food security and economic stability, and that regional cooperation is key to ensuring a balance between utilization and development. Egypt is also looking forward to adopting ambitious outcomes at the COP18 conference in 2028 in Sharm El-Sheikh.
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