Poor Thirst as Nile Taps Run Dry
Monday 06 September 2010
by: Cam McGrath |
Inter Press Service
Cairo - The midday sun punishes a group of veiled women as they wait in line to fill their buckets and jerrycans. They have travelled on foot to a rusty tap on the outskirts of Cairo that gushes irrigation water never intended for human consumption.
"We'll boil it when we get home," says one woman, positioning a blue jerrycan on her head.
Water shortages, aggravated by intense summer heat and recurring power outages, have forced millions of Egyptians to scavenge for water in recent months. Experts say Egypt's limited water resources have been stretched, making the supply of water vulnerable to failing infrastructure and misguided domestic water policies.
"Unless Egypt is able to resolve its supply-side issues, we can only expect to see more water shortages in the future," says Sherif Azer, a water rights researcher.
(More here.)
by: Cam McGrath |
Inter Press Service
Cairo - The midday sun punishes a group of veiled women as they wait in line to fill their buckets and jerrycans. They have travelled on foot to a rusty tap on the outskirts of Cairo that gushes irrigation water never intended for human consumption.
"We'll boil it when we get home," says one woman, positioning a blue jerrycan on her head.
Water shortages, aggravated by intense summer heat and recurring power outages, have forced millions of Egyptians to scavenge for water in recent months. Experts say Egypt's limited water resources have been stretched, making the supply of water vulnerable to failing infrastructure and misguided domestic water policies.
"Unless Egypt is able to resolve its supply-side issues, we can only expect to see more water shortages in the future," says Sherif Azer, a water rights researcher.
(More here.)
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