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The concept of formal long-term national water resources planning was introduced in Egypt through foreign technical assistance during the 1970s. In 1981 a Master Plan for Water Resources Development and Use was finalized with the support of UNDP and the World Bank.
Water resource policy varies by region and is dependent on water availability or scarcity, the condition of aquatic systems, and regional needs for water. [5] Since water basins do not align with national borders, water resource policy is also determined by international agreements, also known as hydropolitics. [6]
The National Water Resources Plan 2017, written in January 2005 Water Policy Issues of Egypt, Country Policy Support Programme (CPSP), The Netherlands, 2005 Egypt's Cabinet Database
The predecessor of the NWRB is the National Water Resources Council (“NWRC”), which was created in 1974 under Presidential Decree No. 424, otherwise known as the “Integrated Reorganization Plan”. It was subsequently renamed as NWRB pursuant to Executive Order No. 124-A.
The first National Water Policy was adopted in September, 1987. [1] It was reviewed and updated in 2002 and later in 2012. India accounts for 18% of the world population and about 4% of the world’s water resources. One of the solutions to solve the country’s water woes is to create Indian Rivers Inter-link.c [2]
The Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (WRDA 1996) is part of Pub. L. 104–303 (text), was enacted by Congress of the United States on October 12, 1996. [1] Most of the provisions of WRDA 1996 are administered by the United States Army Corps of Engineers .
The Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (WRDA 1999), Pub. L. 106–53 (text), was enacted by Congress of the United States on August 17, 1999. [1] Most of the provisions of WRDA 1999 are administered by the United States Army Corps of Engineers .
Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986. to assess the water resources needs of watersheds (currently only river basins and regions) of the United States. to require cost-sharing agreements for environmental protection and restoration, navigation, storm damage or hurricane protection, shoreline erosion, or recreation projects under such Act (currently, only for flood control or ...