A Recommendation Report for Water Provision Methods in Arid Region of Egypt
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A recommendation report for water provision methods in arid region of Egypt
1 Introduction
1.1 Aim
This report aims to compare and recommend water provision methods for arid region of Egypt. In order to identify what water provision methods are suitable for arid region in Egypt, this report will firstly compare two water provision methods which are desalination and water reuse by considering three requirements in relation to the specific situation of Egypt, which are cost, environmental impacts and public acceptance, finally, this report will recommend water reuse as a water provision method for Egyptian arid region.
1.2 Situation of water shortage in Egypt
Egypt is particularly destitute of water because the majority of these regions are extremely arid. According to Peel et al. (2007, p.1638), the climate of Egypt is hot desert climate. In other words rainfall is quite rare in these regions and the evaporation of water is serious due to high temperature. Furthermore, the increasing population make the water supply for Egypt bear more stress. As illustrated by the data from Engelman and LeRoy (1993,pp.55-56), the regional average per capital water availability was 2385 m3/year in 1995 after which it sharply descended to 1046 m3/year in 1990 and is excepted to be keeping declining to 676 m3/year by 2025. Generally, lacking of water has been the most obstacles for Egypt to support the society and develop the economy. Thus, it is of great significance to explore the suitable water provision methods to meet the increasing water demand of Egypt.
2 Background
Water scarcity has been a common phenomenon over the world and is becoming increasingly serious. The data from UN (n.d.) suggested that approximately 700 million people in 43 countries are experiencing water scarcity. About 1.8 billion people will face the danger of water scarcity and 2/3 of global population will bear water scarcity by 2025(ibid). Lacking of
A recommendation report for water provision methods in arid region of Egypt
1 Introduction
1.1 Aim
This report aims to compare and recommend water provision methods for arid region of Egypt. In order to identify what water provision methods are suitable for arid region in Egypt, this report will firstly compare two water provision methods which are desalination and water reuse by considering three requirements in relation to the specific situation of Egypt, which are cost, environmental impacts and public acceptance, finally, this report will recommend water reuse as a water provision method for Egyptian arid region.
1.2 Situation of water shortage in Egypt
Egypt is particularly destitute of water because the majority of these regions are extremely arid. According to Peel et al. (2007, p.1638), the climate of Egypt is hot desert climate. In other words rainfall is quite rare in these regions and the evaporation of water is serious due to high temperature. Furthermore, the increasing population make the water supply for Egypt bear more stress. As illustrated by the data from Engelman and LeRoy (1993,pp.55-56), the regional average per capital water availability was 2385 m3/year in 1995 after which it sharply descended to 1046 m3/year in 1990 and is excepted to be keeping declining to 676 m3/year by 2025. Generally, lacking of water has been the most obstacles for Egypt to support the society and develop the economy. Thus, it is of great significance to explore the suitable water provision methods to meet the increasing water demand of Egypt.
2 Background
Water scarcity has been a common phenomenon over the world and is becoming increasingly serious. The data from UN (n.d.) suggested that approximately 700 million people in 43 countries are experiencing water scarcity. About 1.8 billion people will face the danger of water scarcity and 2/3 of global population will bear water scarcity by 2025(ibid). Lacking of
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