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  Applicant
and implementing agency: National Water Research Institute – NWRC
Total
project budget: LE 1.462.650 (USD 265.936)
In
a mainly
arid country,
where
95%
of
national
water
needs
for
irrigation
and
drinking
water
is
met
from a
single
source,
the Nile,
constantly monitoring
water
quality
is
crucial
not only
to
ensure
adequate
levels
of
food
safety,
but
also
to
protect
the
environment.
In
addition to this, a
further special attention should be addressed to the economic activities
carried out in the Rosetta area, in particular in the fishery and
aquaculture sectors.
 In
this
context, the initiative,
promoted within
the Italian -
Egyptian Debt for Development Swap Program,
aims at enhancing
water resources
management policies through
the
implementation
of a
pilot system
of
remote monitoring
(remote
sensing)
of the
spatial and
temporal
water quality
parameters in
the
Delta
of
the Nile, in particular
in the Rosetta Branch.
Therefore,
the
project will promote
the
use
of
innovative
and technologically
advanced
systems
for collecting
and analyzing relevant
data and
information
on water quality.
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