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Underground Water Storage Tanks - 0 views

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water supply

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  • salmaamohamed on 14 Jul 14
     
    Another way to supply Sinai with water, Underground water tanks.
nourhan_26

DEVELOPMENT ISSUES IN NORTH SINAI - Telegraph - 6 views

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problems in Sinai

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  • development efforts are complicated because the Sinai Peninsula is a "national security area" due to the sensitive nature of the Egypt's border with Israel and Gaza, and the terrorist attacks in three Sinai resort towns from 2004-2006
  • recent Bedouin-government tensions as a result of crackdown on illegal practices such as smuggling drugs and trafficking in arms and humans, which hinder development efforts
  • said that GOE ignored the Sinai for many years, after it was returned to Egypt in the peace treaty with Israel
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  • The central Sinai was the scene of fighting between police and Bedouins in November and early December 2008 that left 3-4 Bedouin dead and resulted in the kidnapping and eventual release of 40 Egyptian police officers.
  • Bedouin traditionally reject government interference in their lives, but when the state obstructs their livelihoods--without providing alternatives-
  • the area needs immediate attention because the Bedouin population is frustrated that they are unable to sustain a living
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      nourhan_26 on 14 Jun 14
       
      bkground of Northern Sinai including problems in this area- highlighted in yellow.
  • the agricultural sector is the best way to expand the North Sinai economy and provide jobs
  • He stated that "a factory may employ 100 people, but agriculture has unlimited employment potential
  • He told us that the economy in Sinai has always been based on agriculture, and that agricultural investment would capitalize on existing skills
  • Nasr stated that there are around 300,000 feddans (311,400 acres) in Sinai that can be cultivated. Osama Kassas believes that development should focus on agricultural products such as cantaloupe, tomatoes, olives, and olive oil. He said that agriculture not only capitalizes on the competencies of the local population, but it "provides real opportunities for growth and pride in their work." He opined that existing cement factories do not provide these attributes, as laborers are only seen as "human capital.
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      nourhan_26 on 14 Jun 14
       
      The part highlighted in blue is very important for the recommendations paper 
  • Higher prices for organic goods and medicinal herbs could help to replace the incentive to grow illegal drugs
  • they need more information on how to best aid local farmers in organic methods and certification, and to assess the European markets for organic products. There is also a need to educate Bedouin on the financial potential for organic and medicinal products
    • nourhan_26
      nourhan_26 on 14 Jun 14
       
      Other problems obstructing develpment in Northern Sinai
  • there is currently not enough water to meet the needs of the people of the North Sinai governorate
  • He said that the al-Salaam Canal, which brings Nile Water to the Sinai, had reached Bir al-Abd in the northwest part of the peninsula
  • The next phase is supposed to bring water to the center of the peninsula.
  • the next phase could eventually lead to the cultivation of 100,000 feddans (103,800 acres) and create 40,000-50,000 jobs, it "requires billions of Egyptians pounds in funding" because the GOE must install a pumping station for the water. As a result he told us that the project is "delayed
  • the high salinity of most Sinai groundwater made its use in farming difficult. Abu Harb told us that the GOE is looking to dig deep wells in central Sinai to provide water for local development in the villages of al-Nakhl and Hassana. He said the wells will provide water for the cultivation of 4,000 feddans (4,150 acres), but the estimated cost for the project is 5-6 million Egyptian pounds
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      nourhan_26 on 14 Jun 14
       
      Plans-of-process and their costs
  • most of these primary products are refined and processed elsewhere. This reduces the amount of jobs and revenues that the region gains from its products. Osama Kassas stated that local farmers currently export olives to Spain and Italy, where the olives are pressed into oil
  • . He said that some of this oil is returned to Sinai, where locals buy it as "imported olive oil.
  • rocessing plants for olive oil, sand glass and fruit and vegetable products would provide increased income and jobs for the local populace. Governor Shousha recommended similar efforts. He said that raw materials such as marble, rock for cement, and sand for glass could be processed locally.
  • Shousha told us that currently Sinai sand is sent to Turkey to be processed into fine glass
  • jverlenden on 12 Jun 14
     
    Be sure to check Sinai wikipedia, because it has a map that separates the northern governorate from the southern one.
  • jverlenden on 16 Jun 14
     
    Good article! It's timely.
salmaamohamed

Water Tank Prices | Plastic and Fiberglass tank Prices - 0 views

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Water supply

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    Water tanks prices
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NASA Visible Earth: Egypt's North Sinai Agricultural Development - 2 views

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development

shared by salmaamohamed on 01 Jul 14 - No Cached
  • The Al-Salam Canal brings water from the Damietta Branch of the Nile, under the Suez Canal to the Sinai Peninsula. First, the project provided irrigation waters to the area west of the Suez Canal. In October 1997, the culvert under the Suez was completed and water became available for irrigation in Block 1, the Tina Plain Zone (50,000 acres). Fields soon began to appear.
  • The cost of the project is estimated to exceed 7.5 billion Egyptian pounds (about $2 billion).
  • salmaamohamed on 01 Jul 14
     
    their source of water for better agriculture
salmaamohamed

Converted oil tankers providing fresh water - 0 views

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Questions

shared by salmaamohamed on 10 Jul 14 - No Cached
  • salmaamohamed on 10 Jul 14
     
    Shows a new invention of how to provide fresh water that has been used in the Philippines. 
salmaamohamed

WATER SUPPLY AND DEMAND AND DESALINATION OPTION FOR SINAI, EGYPT | Magdy Abou Rayan - A... - 0 views

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  • salmaamohamed on 10 Jul 14
     
    Talks about the water supply problem in Sinai and explains what will they do to make it better and the results before and after.
nourtawfik

Sustainability and Water of WOA!! - World Population Awareness and World Overpopulation... - 0 views

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shared by nourtawfik on 14 Jul 14 - No Cached
  • nourtawfik on 14 Jul 14
     
    this article show  that continuous support is needed to have the water available in sinai
nourhan_26

Ancient Egyptian river could be revived for farming - SciDev.Net - 0 views

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water issues in North Sinai

shared by nourhan_26 on 15 Jun 14 - No Cached
  • The desert of the Sinai Peninsula receives the most rainfall of any part of Egypt — around 304 millimetres annually — but most of it is of no benefit to agriculture, instead flowing out into the Mediterranean Sea in flash floods.
  • redirecting rainwater in the Wadi El-Arish valley’s drainage area down the river’s former path, away from the sea, to an area where it can be used for irrigation.
    • nourhan_26
      nourhan_26 on 15 Jun 14
       
      recommendations for the water issue
  • jverlenden on 16 Jun 14
     
    Yes. check on this project: what's happening, if anything?
nourhan_26

Bringing Water to the Sinai? » Arts & Sciences | Boston University - 0 views

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water in North Sinai

shared by nourhan_26 on 15 Jun 14 - No Cached
  • the traces of an ancient watershed in the Sinai Desert may hold clues to making sustainable agriculture possible in one of the driest places on earth
  • Geological evidence indicates that the Eastern Sahara has undergone climatic fluctuations of wet and dry episodes over the last two to three million years, with the last major wet cycle occurring between 9,500 and 4,500 years ago
    • nourhan_26
      nourhan_26 on 15 Jun 14
       
      useful for the paragraph about the geography of N.Sinai
  • jverlenden on 16 Jun 14
     
    Connects to above article; check the relative dates; see if one article updates the info in an earlier article.
nourhan_26

Egypt - 1 views

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  • Sector Consumed amount % Agriculture 50.80 81.10
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      nourhan_26 on 14 Jul 14
       
      water needed for agriculture per year
  • Table
  • Table 1. Available and potential water resources (in billion m3) annually
salmaamohamed

Egypt to plant a million acres, settle a million citizens in Sinai | The Times of Israel - 2 views

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shared by salmaamohamed on 01 Jul 14 - No Cached
  • 1 million acres of arid desert in central Sinai into farmland, at a rate of 200,000 acres per year. The plan includes settling some 1 million Egyptians in the new agricultural regions.
  • that 3,500 acres will be distributed to recent university graduates and small farmers, who will each be given 2 greenhouses for agricultural use.
  • a new underground water reservoir was discovered in the northern part of the Sinai’s western desert, which will supply 320 million cubic meters (84.5 billion gallons) of water yearly, enough to irrigate 70,000 acres during the project’s initial stage.
  • salmaamohamed on 01 Jul 14
     
    Explains one of the projects done to develop the agriculture in Sinai by the Egyptian ministry
nourhan_26

State Information Services Agriculture - 0 views

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      nourhan_26 on 12 Jul 14
       
      Some helpful info about water supply advantages in the agric. part 
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Wind and solar power availability in some coastal sites of Egypt - 2 views

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  • The wind power in Al-Arish and Rafah is not enough for economic applications, since the mean wind speed values at both sites are low as shown in figure (1). Therefore, we must investigate the possibility of using solar energy rather than wind energy at these sites
    • nourhan_26
      nourhan_26 on 01 Jul 14
       
      Solar Vs. Wind power in N.Sinai
  • Wind power in Al-Arish and Rafah is relatively low. So that, the use of wind turbines may be limited for water pumping only. (3)       The solar energy applications are promising in Al-Arish and Rafah rather than the wind energy utilization due to the solar radiation richness in these sit
  • The wind results from the fact that the earth's equatorial regions receive more solar radiation than the polar region. This causes large-scale convection current in the atmosphere
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